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First Settlement.— Salem was ,-ettled by Roger Conant and com- 
panions in 1(526. They had previously settled at Cape Ann, but re- 
moved to Salem, then called Nanmkeag, as a more desirable locality. 
The original indenture, under the signature of Lord Sheffield, is 
now in the possession of the Essex Institute. It bears date January 
1, 1(523, and was granted by the Council of Plymouth in the county of 
Devon, England, for settling the northern part of Massachusetts 
Bay. This charter was superseded by the grant from the Council 
of Plymouth and the subsequent charter under which Gov. Endicott 
acted. The company headed by Endicott landed at Salem, Sept. fi. 
1(528 (O. S.). The duplicate of this last charter, which was sent over 
to Endicott in 1629, is in the Salem Athenaeum. The company acting 
under this charter, with the settlers previously here, founded the 
oldest town in the colony of Massachusetts Bay. Salem was incor 
porated June 24, 1G29, and was the capital town of the colony, till the 
supersedure of Endicott by Gov. Winthrop in 1630. 



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On the 29th of June, 1629, the - Talbot " dropped anchor m the hai • 
boI „ f «*aimhecKe," among the colonists in her company be.ug 
B.v. Francis Higginson and Rev. Samnel Shelton. A company of 
lout 300 arrived at this time; Shelton became " pastor > and H g- 
£Z " teacher - of the first Protestant church in Amertca, wh.ch 
was organized in Salem, Ang. 6, 1029. 

in 1086 the inhabitants of Salem fearing that, hy a possible forfmt 
„,e of their charter, they might lose their landed possesses, took a 
Ted from the Indians of the vicinity, of the territory embraced ,n 
the town limits. This deed was executed on Oct. 11 108 , and 
original may be seen at the City Hall. The pr.ce paid was £10. 

Towns Set off from Salem. Wenham was set off and incor 
po^tlTin 10«; Manchester in 1015; Marbleheadin 1619; Topsfi Id 
M Beverly in 1608; Banvers (including what is now Teabody) 
in 1757. 

T!ia Witchcraft Delusion.-Iu 1092 Salem was the centre of the 
tenfblelhchcraa delusion which resulted in the execution of mm, 
n^ers 1 Besides those executed, several hundred were com 
Id hut were released. The first - examinations •• were held at 
Chouse" on the site of the present First Church, corner 
7Z *Z W ington streets. Bater, the trials were held in the 
Court House on Town House Bane, now Washington street. Con- 
KS sessions of the Grand .lurors were held at thehous tf 
TuLe Corwin which house is still standing at the come of Essex 
n Nortl streets, and is popularly called the "Old Witch H«.~.» 

5 the victims were confined was on Pr.sou lane, now St. 
St The'death warrant of one of the condemned, BrldgetBish^nmy 



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be seen at the office of the Clerk of the Courts, in the stone Court 
House, on Federal street, corner of Washington. This is the only 
death warrant preserved. 

First Provincial Congress. — In Salem, on Oct. 5, 1774, assem- 
bled the First Provincial Congress, which passed during its session 
a vote renouncing the authority of the British Parliament,— the first 
official act of the Province putting itself in open opposition to the 
home government. 

First Armed Kesistance to England.— On Feb. 26, 1775, the 
citizens of Salem offered the first armed resistance to the English 
government, in assembling at North Bridge and forbidding the prog- 
ress of Col. Leslie and a body of British soldiers. 

Salem in "War.— During the Revolutionary war, Salem furnished 
large numbers of men to fill the ranks of the army, and fitted out at 
least 15S vessels as privateers. 

In the war of 1812, forty armed vessels of the 250 furnished by the 
whole country were from Salem. 

During the war of 1861-5, more than 3000 men entered the Union 
service from this city, and more than 200 were killed. Among her 
martyr heroes were Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Lander and Lt. Col 
Henry Merritt. 

Commercial Record.— Salem has had a remarkable commercia 1 
record. In 1825 there were one hundred and ninety-eight vessels 
owned in Salem. In 1833 there were one hundred and eleven en- 
gaged in the foreign trade. Salem "led the way from New England 
round the Cape of Good Hope to the Isle of France, and India, and 
China. Her vessels were the first from this country to display the 
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and Sumatra ; with Calcutta and Bombay ; with Batavia and Arabia ; 
with Madagascar and Australia." 1 

A City.— Salem was incorporated a city March 23, 1S36,— the sec- 
ond in the Commonwealth. Leverett Saltonstail was the first mayor. 

Railroads.— The Eastern Railroad, 2 chartered in 1836, opened rail 
communication with Boston, Aug. 27, lS.;.^'; the branch to Marble- 
head was opened Dec. 10, 1839, and the road east of Salem was 
opened as far as Ipswich Dec. 18, 1839, and to Newburyport June 19, 
1840. The Essex Railroad (now owned by the Eastern; was opened 
to Lawrence Sept. 5, 1848, and the Salem and Lowell road was 
opened Aug. J. 1850. The next month the South Reading Branch 
Railroad was opened to South Reading (now Wakefield). 

On July 8, 1803, a horse-railroad was opened to South Danvers 
(now Peabody). Horse-cars were run to Beverly Oct. 28, 1863; to 
South Salem in 1S64, and to North Salem in 1869; to "The Willows" 
in 1877; and to Marblehead in 1884. The Salem and Danvers Street 
Railway was built in 1884, and was opened in the early summer of 
that year to Danversport, Danvers Plains, Danvers Centre, and 
Putnamville (June 25). The present year a branch is building from 
Danvers to Peabody. 

Water Works.— In December, 1864, the citizens voted to intro- 
duce water i'roin Wenham Lake, distant six miles, and the works 
were built at a cost of about $1, 000,000. The water was turned on 
for general supply Dec. 25, 1868. The level of the Water Works 

1 For a full history of Salem's commercial record see " Sketch of 
Salem," Essex Institute, 1879. 

2 The Eastern Railroad with all its branches is now leased to the 
Boston and Maine Railroad. 



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reservoir is 142 feet above the base of levels; one of the engines 
pumps 5, 000,000 and the other 6,250,000 gallons per day. 

Statistical.— Salem is the ninth city in the State in population, the 
census of 1880 placing the number of inhabitants at 27, 563, an in- 
crease of 5,311 over 1860. It is the third city in Essex county, Lynn 
and Lawrence only exceeding it in population. 

The net bonded indebtedness of the city at the close of the fiscal 
year 1884 was $1,048,270.13, the net total debt was $1,064,190.08, a de- 
crease of $56,799.75 from the preceding year. 

The assessment for 1884 was on $25,360,772, of which $12,809,200, 
was personal estate. 

The number of polls in 1SS4 was 7,341. Names in Naumkeag Dis- 
trict Directory 12,870. The rate of taxation was $16 per $1000 in 
1877; $15 in 1878; $13.50 in 1879; $14.50 in 1S80; $13.00 in 1881; $15.50 
in 1882; $16 in 1883; $17.50 in 1884. 

The First Church —The first Puritan church organized in Am- 
erica was established in Salem in 1629, and its first house of worship 
was erected in 1634. It stood on the site of the present First Church 
edifice, on the southeast corner of Essex and Washington streets. 
The frame of the original structure is now in the possession of the 
Essex Institute, having been restored in 1864 through the liberality 
of the late Francis Peabody. On the erection of a second edifice in 
1670, the original one was voted by the town to "be reserved for the 
town's use, to build a skoole house and watch-house." The public 
records prove that this building was in the town's use till J760, but 
the minutes of the town's doings from May, 1760 to May, 1764 are 
missing, and from the first named date the history of the building 
is established by tradition. It appears probable that in the year 
1760 the old building was disposed of and that Thorndike Proctor, 



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who was at this time a conspicuous man in town affairs. Selectman 
and Moderator of Towu Meetings, and Grand Jury man, bought the 
oldest part and reerected it on his own land, back of what is now 
Boston street, where it was used as a tavern or a refreshment house. 
Here it slumbered undisturbed for a period of one hundred years, 
until it was takeu down in 1864. The frame was carefully preserved, 
restored to its original mortises, and placed within a good external 
covering. It is accessible to visitors on application at the rooms of 
the Essex Institute. 

The restored building is filled with articles of historic interest, 
among them the following: — 

A sofa brought from Normandy by some of the French Huguenots 
about 1685. 

The communion table of the East Church in Salem, used in its 
first house of worship erected in 1718. 

An iron christening stand used ISO years ago. 

The desk used by Nathaniel Bowditch while engaged in his noted 
translation of H Le Mecanique Celeste." 

The desk used by Nathaniel Hawthorne while Surveyor of the 
Port. 

A pew door from the First Parish Church at Hingham, built in 
16S0. 

A "samp" mortar for pounding corn. 

A spinet— an old-time musical instrument, somewhat resembling 
a piano — made in Salem, and said to be one of the earliest instru- 
ments made in this country. 

A piano bearing the date 1791, and made in London. 

A fine collection of spinning and flax wheels, and of high backed 
mahogany chairs. 

At the northern end of the building are photographs of the first, 



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third and fourth edifices— the two earliest of course being from 
drawings. Also there are tablets containing the names of the sev- 
eral pastors, with the dates of their pastorates: 

1629. Francis Higginson. 1630. 

1629. Samuel Skelton. 1634. 

1631. Roger Williams. 1635. 

1636. Hugh Peters. 1641. 

1640. Edw. Norris. 1658. 

1660. John Higginson. 1708. 

1683. Nicholas Noyes. 1717. 

1714. George Corwin. 1717. 

1718. Samuel Fisk. 1735. 

1736. John Sparhawk. 1755. 

1755. Thos. Barnard. 1776. 

1772. Asa Dunbar. 1779. 

1779. John Prince. IS36. 

1824. Chas. W. Upham. 1844. 

1846. Thos. T. Stone. 1852. 

1853. George W. Briggs. 1867. 

1S68. James T. Hewes. 1S75. 

1877. Fielder Israel 

These are repeated on a tablet on the wall of the present edifice. 
In the hall of the present building may also be seen a marble tablet 
with the original creed of the church engraved thereon. This creed 
was as follows : We covenant with the Lord, and one with another, 
and do bind ourselves in the presence of God to walk together in all 
his ways according as he is pleased to reveal himself unto us in his 
blessed word of truth." 

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near of Essex and North streets, and is numbered 310 on Essex street. 
It was owned in 1635-6 by Roger Williams, who was "teacher" of the 
First Church for a few months in 1631, again in 1633, and minister in 
1634-5. Opposition of the magistrates drove Williams from Salem 
and he went into the wilderness to become the founder of the State of 
Rhode Island. The house here referred to is familiarly called the 
"Old Witch House," from the fact that a tradition exists that prelim- 
inary examinations of those charged with witchcraft, in 1692, were 
held in one of its rooms. The house was occupied at that time by 
Jonathan Corwin one of the judges in the witchcraft trials. 

This is the oldest house in Salem or this vicinity. Visitors are ad- 
mitted on application at the apothecary store adjoining the house. 
A drawing of the house as it was in its early days may be seen at the 
Essex Institute, and photographs of this drawing and of the building 
as it now is may also be obtained at the Institute rooms. 

Witch Hill.— '-Witch" or "Gallows Hill" is a low hill in the upper 
part of the city, where the victims of the witchcraft delusion of 1692 
were executed. It is about a mile from the ceutre of the city, and may 
be reached by horse cars miming to Peabody. The best view of the 
hill is from Highland avenue, the old Salem and Boston "turnpike." 
This location is also about a mile from City Hall, and is but a short 
walk from the corner of Essex and Boston streets, to which point 
horse-cars cau.be taken. Although not much is to be seen at Witch 
Hill, or from its summit, no stranger should omit to visit it as 
scene of the closing acts of the tragedies enacted in "Salem Village" 
two centuries ago. 

It is difficult to realize, standing on the spot where the fatal 
gallows was erected, that a delusion of such a nature could have 
taken possession of the people so forcibly as to lead them to convict 



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even their leaders and their own kin of "dealing with the devil." 
But they became so powerfully influenced, after once the delusion 
obtained a foothold, that they thought only of ridding the community 
of the supposed emissaries of the evil one. 

North Bridge.— This is a small bridge across the North River, at 
tiie entrance to North Salem. On the north of the bridge a flag-staff 
bears the inscription "Retreat of Col. Leslie, Feb. 26, 1775." At this 
point on Sabbath day, the date mentioned, the townspeople assem- 
bled, and forbade the further advance of Col. Leslie and a body of 
the King's Regulars, who had landed at Marblehead and marched to 
Salem in search of cannon believed to be concealed in "North Fields." 
It seems that the alarm of the English was entirely needless, for the 
cannon had not been collected for warlike purposes, and were not 
"military stores" at all, being stored upon the wharf by private in- 
dividuals who had removed them from various merchant vessels, a 
general peace making them unnecessary. 

The affair at North Bridge was the first armed opposition of the 
military authority of Great Britain, and here was spilt the first blood 
of the Revolution, one of the crowd receiving a bayonet wound from 
a British soldier. 

It is supposed to have been near North Bridge that Gov. Win- 
throp's sou Henry was drowned, July 2, 1630. He had arrived in 
the ship "Talbot," July 1, and while crossing North River on the 
following day to visit an Indian settlement, he was drowned. 

Birthplace of Timothy Pickering. — Just above the High 
School building, Broad street, No. 18, stands the house in wliich was 
born, on July 17, 1745, the illustrious Timothy Pickering. As colonel 
of the First Regiment of militia he headed the assemblage at North 
Bridge, Feb. 27, 1775. Timothy Pickering was one of the most dis- 



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tinguished citizens of Salem. He was Adjutant General at the Rev- 
olutionary battles of Germantown and Brandywine; Postmaster 
General 1791-5; Secretary of State 1795 to 1800; member of the U. S. 
Senate 1802-11; member of Congress 1811-17. 

The house above referred to has always been in the Pickering 
family, and is now occupied by a great-great-grandson of Timothy 
Pickering. 

Birthplace of Hawthorne.— In the house numbered twenty- 
one Union street, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the celebrated novelist was 
born July 4, 1S05. When he was four years old, Hawthorne's father 
died, and his mother took him to live in the family of his grandfath- 
er Manning, in the house No. 10 Herbert street, where he lived at 
different times when a boy and young man, and twice for short 
terms, after he had entered literary life. From 1828 to 1S32, Haw- 
thorne lived with his mother in a house adjoining that of his uncle 
Robert Manning, on Dearborn street. He lived, in 1846, in the house 
No. 18 Chestnut street, and in 1847 at 14 Mall street. All of these 
houses are standing. 

Hawthorne was a descendant of Major William Hathorne, who 
came over with Gov. Winthrop. His fame as a writer was of slow 
growth. In 1828 he published anonymously "Fanshaw," a romance, 
and in 1837 •' Twice-told Tales." " The Scarlet Letter " and " The 
House of the Seven Gables " are among his most fascinating books. 
Hawthorne died at Plymouth, N. H., May 19, 1864. 

Other Old and. Noted Houses.— Ou the western side of Wash- 
ington street, just above the Eastern Railroad station, stands the 
house [No. 148] in which Gen. Washington was entertained by 
Joshua Ward, on his visit to Salem in 1789. 

The building now occupied by E. A. Tierney as a furniture wave- 



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house, at No. 205 Essex street, was the house of Dr. Edward Augus- 
tus Holyoke, who was the moving spirit in the organization of the 
Essex Historical Society, and its first president. Dr. Holyoke lived 
to the age of 100 years, 7 months. 

Nathaniel Bowditch was born March 26, 1773, ima house formerly 
numbered fourteen Brown street. The house has been moved to 
the rear on Kimball Court. 

Salem was the first port from which missionaries sailed for Cal- 
cutta. This was in 1812. Some of the early meetings in the mission 
eause were held in a room of a house now numbered sixteen Lynde 
street, and occupied by James Chamberlain. It was then the resi- 
dence of Wallace Price Bartlett. On Feb. 6, 1812, five persons were 
consecrated to the mission work at the Tabernacle Church, not the 
present building, but one on the same spot, corner of Washington 
and Federal streets. 

The house No. 4 Federal street, occupied by Abner C. Goodell, Jr., 
is said to be on the site of the old County Jail, where the victims of 
the witchcraft delusion were confined. A tradition runs that Giles 
Corey, one of the executed, was crushed to death here because he 
refused to confess. When arraigned in court he would not reply to 
the question '"guilty or not guilty," and the court decreed that he 
should be crushed in a press till he confessed. He still refused to 
confess, and submitted to the terrible punishment, urging that 
more weight be placed on him that he might die sooner. Corey was 
eighty-one years old. The Hon. Charles W. Upham, in his "Salem 
Witchcraft," designates the place of Corey's execution as afield be- 
tween Howard street cemetery and Brown street. 

In the house No. 12 Lynde street, Rufus Choate, the eminent law- 
yer and statesman, resided during the years that he spent in Salem. 
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These are the principal houses of historical interest, but many old 
fashioned houses are to be found in various parts of the city. The 
"old bake house." on St. Peter street, is a good specimen of the style 
of architecture prior to 1700. A similar house stands on Washington 
street, opposite the Court House. The Narbonne House, 71 Essex 
street, was built before 1680. Next west of the East India Marine 
Hall, Essex street, stands the Pickman House, built by Col. Benja- 
min Pickmau in 1750. Stores have been built in front of it. 

A walk or drive through the older streets of the city will prove of 
much interest to the stranger. In few cities are the old and new 
buildings so sprinkled in together. Notable among these streets are 
Essex, Derby, High, Federal, and many of the shorter streets in the 
lower part of the city. 

Many of the stately houses built during the first quarter of the 
century may be seen on Chestnut street, on Essex near Plummer 
Hall and around the Common. Such houses as these were occupied 
by Salem merchants in the days of her greatest commercial prosper- 
ity. South Salem is the newest part of the city. In this section, 
Lafayette street is given up to residences of the more modern char- 
acter, built, most of them, within twenty years. One notable excep- 
tion to the rule of modern houses on Lafayette St., is the beautiful 
residence of the lateE. Hersey Derby at the corner of Ocean Ave- 
nue. This is now transformed into a public house, "The Lafayette." 
II was built about 1S00, and is a fine specimen of the suburban resi- 
dence of a gentleman of wealth at that period. 

Business Locations.— Aloug Derby street are the wharves at 
which, in the days gone by, Salem vessels delivered into the now 
crumbling warehouses their precious cargoes from the most distant 
parts of the glube. The days of Salem's commercial prosperity have 



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passed into history. The tumble-down wharves with their dilap- 
idated storehouses are all that remain for the stranger to look at. 
No more do the ships lie at the wharves from all the ports of the 
East, laden with the richest goods of the world. 

But Salem is not dead; go through her streets and one can but be 
impressed with her large retail business in numerous lines of trade. 
Her stores are many and well stocked; abundant capital is provided 
for the conduct of business, and the place bears a look of stability 
and permanent success. 

Leather manufacturing employs the largest amount of capital of 
any single line of business . This industry was established prior to 
1639, and the earlier tanneries were in the vicinity of the Common, 
Liberty and Front streets. The capital employed in the leather bus- 
iness is over a million and a half of dollars. The manufacture 
of cotton cloth ranks next in importance employing a capital of 
$1,500,000. The leather manufacturing business is now principally 
located in the vicinity of Boston, North and Mason streets. 

Es?ex, Washington, Front and Central streets, are the locations 
of the chief retail trade; the Naumkeag Cotton Mills are on Harbor 
and Union streets; the Salem Lead Works on Saunders street; the 
Nevins Jute Mills on English and Skerry streets ; the Boston and 
Maine Railroad Car Works on Bridge street; the Hall Type Writer 
Factory on Derby street and smaller manufacturing concerns scat- 
tered throughout the city. 

Oldest Streets.— House-lots were laid out shortly after the ar- 
rival of Endicott in 1C28. Washington street was laid out four rods 
wide, connecting the ways that ran along the borders of the North 
and South rivers, and is the oldest street in Salem. Probably Essex 
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river, and the street was a natural result of a townway that came 
gradually into use. Among others of the very early streets may be 
mentioned Daniels, Elm, and Central streets, which led to " town 
landings " on South river. 

Noted Localities.— On ground now covered by the Asiatic 
Building, 135 Washington street, stood the dwelling house of the 
Rev. Francis Higginson, " Teacher " of the First Church 1629-30. It 
faced toward the South River. The house of the Rev. Samuel Skel- 
ton, the first pastor of the First Church (1630), was on land near the 
site of the police station, 11 Front street. On what is now the south- 
west corner of Essex and Washington streets, the site of Price 
Block, stood the house of the Rev. Hugh Peters, pastor of the First 
Church, 1630-11. Gov. Endicott's " Broadfield " was south of where 
Creek street now is. The location of the house of Gov. Endicott has 
never been satisfactorily settled. It was "east of Washington street 
and south of the North River," possibly near where Federal street 
enters Washington from the east. A tradition exists to the effect 
that the house was moved about 1679 to a spot where is now the 
corner of Washington and Church streets. An old house on that 
spot was claimed a few years since as the Gov. Endicott house. 
Small tack nails in a timber were thought to form the initials "I. E.," 
but on this point there has been much discussion. The building re- 
ferred to has been moved back on Church street. Our best local 
antiquarians feel entirely satisfied that this house cannot have been 
Gov. Endicott's. Roger Conaut's house is generally believed to 
have been on the site of the present Maynes Block, 202 Essex street, 
opposite the market. 

On the site of the house of the late Francis Peabody, next west of 
Plummer Hall, 136 Essex street, stood the house occupied by Simon 



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Bradstreet, the last governor under the colonial government. He 
died there in 1697. In a house on the land now covered by Plurn- 
mer Hall, William H. Prescott, the historian, was born May i, 1796. 

In 1G77 the town-house stood in the middle of Washington street, 
anciently called School street, near what is nowLynde street. In 
this building the witchcraft trials were conducted. In 1719 the 
town-house was near the present southern parapet of the railroad 
tunnel. The first Provincial Congress assembled here. In 1785 the 
town-house was not far from the northern parapet of the railroad 
tunnel, and faced Essex street. It was removed when the tunnel 
was built in 1839. 

Some pictures of this building are preserved at the Essex Insti- 
tute. The present town-hall, Market Square, was first used on the 
occasion of the visit of President Monroe, July 8, 1S17. 

City Hall.— This building is on Washington street, just north of 
its junction with Essex street. It is a plain but substantial brick 
Structure, with granite front, and was built from the surplus rev- 
enue of the United States government, distributed among the States 
and by them apportioned among the cities and towns. The hall was 
completed in 1838. The old town records may be seen at the City 
Clerk's office, and the janitor will show strangers through the dif- 
ferent departments. In the Aldermen's room hangs a fine portrait 
of Washington, painted by Frothingham, copied from one by Stuart; 
it was presented to the city by A. A. Low, Esq., of Brooklyn. In 
the same room is a portrait of Hon. Leverett Saltonstall, Salem's 
first Mayor. In the Council chamber is a picture of Washington, 
painted by Jane Stuart, a copy of one by her father. Here is also a 
picture of Lafayette painted in 1840 by Charles Osgood, the well- 
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A -'teachers' libi'ary," comprising about 200 volumes of educational 
and standard werks, is deposited in a room in the City Hall. The 
library is owned by the teachers of the public schools. 

The City Hall was enlarged in 1876, and the room used for sessions 
of the Board of Aldermen was remodelled in 1880. 

The City Hall is open from 8 A. M 1 . to 5 P. M., and evenings when 
the city government is in session. 

City Government— The City Government consists of a Mayor, 
seven Aldermen, and twenty-four Councilmen, four from each ward, 
and twenty School Committee men. Arthur L. Huntington is 
Mayor, John P. Peabody chairman of the Board of Aldermen, and 
John Robinson President of the Common Council. The Aldermen 
hold meetings on the first Monday and on Thursdays following the 
second and third Mondays in each month. The Council meets on 
the second and fourth Mondays in each month. 

The School Committee consists of tweuty members— three from 
each ward — and the Mayor and President of the Council, members 
ex officio. The Mayor is chairman. Meetings are held monthly. 

The Police Department consists of a City Marshal, Assistant Mar- 
shal, Captain, Sergeant, twenty-eight patrolmen, eight special pa- 
trolmen and sixty-four constables. John W. Hart is Marshal. An 
auxiliary of the Police Department is the '•' police telephone system" 
consisting of a line running into each ward with two or more stations 
id each, from which patrolmen make reports to the Central station 
at regular intervals, day and night. The Central Police Station is at 
ls T o. 11 Front Street, and a sub-station at "the Willows." 

The Fire Department consists of a Chief Engineer, four Assistant 
Engineers, three steamer companies, one hook and ladder company 
and five hose companies. Josiah B. Osborn is Chief Engineer. 



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Two steamers are located at No. 30 Church street, near Washington, 
and one at the junction of Lafayette and Washington streets; the 
hook and ladder truck on Bridge street, foot of St. Peter; Hose 
One at the corner of Derby and Bentley streets ; Hose Two on Webb 
street, near Pleasant; Hose Three on Beckford, near Essex street; 
Hose Four on Boston, corner of Goodhue street; Hose Five on 
North Street, above Dearborn. 

Other City Officials.— City Clerk, Henry M. Meek; City Treas- 
urer, Francis A. Newell; Commissioner of Streets, Joseph C. Fos- 
ter; City Physician, Frank S. Atwood; City Solicitor, Forrest L. 
Evans; Inspector of Buildings, Aug. A. Smith; Assessors, Eleazer 
Austin, J. Shove Symonds, Nathaniel M. Jackman; Water Board, 
Alonzo H. Smith (President), William Leonard, Samuel Brown, 
Emery K. Benson, Chas. Higbee ; Clerk of Water Board, Nathaniel 
M. Brown; Superintendent of Water Works, Benjamin S. Grush. 

" Town Hall."— The ''Town Hall" and market house, now stand- 
ing in Market Square, w r as built in 1816. It cost about $12,000. 
The lower story was opened as a market Nov. 26, 1S16, and the hall 
above was first opened to the public July 8, 1817, the occasion of the 
visit of President Monroe to Salem. It was used for "Town Meet- 
ings" and other gatherings till the incorporation of Salem as a City, 
in 1836. The interior of the hall retains much of its original appear- 
ance. Over the speaker's stand, on the wall, is a medallion head 
of George Washington, carved by Samuel Mackintire, and at the 
opposite end are two fine bas-reliefs in white on a dark blue 
ground. The market house is leased to various parties for meat 
and provision "stalls." 

The land on which the Town Hall stands was a portion of the es- 
tate of Elias Hasket Derby, a successful merchant. He built in 



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1799 a mansion, facing Essex Street, which cost $SO,000. The 
square now occupied by the Town Hall was named Derby Square 
in his honor, but is generally referred to now as Market Square. 

Custom House.— The United States Custom House is at 112 
Derby Street, corner of Orange. It is a large brick building, and is 
out of all proportion to the present business of the port. Until within 
a few years, the room in the Custom House occupied by the novelist, 
Hawthorne, while he was surveyor of the port, 1816 to 1849, contained 
his old desk and other articles in use by him. The desk has been 
transferred to the care of the Essex Institute, and may be seen in the 
old church, rear of Plummcr Hall. Many strangers visit the room 
in which Hawthorne is said to have found the manuscript telling the 
sad story of Hester Prynne, related in "The Scarlet Letter." In the 
words of a recent writer, "The subtle genius of the great writer has 
reflected a halo of interest around the Custom House, which brings 
travellers from far and wide to visit it." 

Gen. James Miller, who won fame at the battles of Chippewa, 
Niagara and Fort Erie, during Gen. Harrison's western campaign in 
1811, was collector of the port of Salem from 1825 to 1849. 

Business hours at the Custom House are 9 A. M. to 3 P. M. 

Richard F. Dodge is Collector. 

Court Houses.— At the corner of Federal and Washington streets, 
are the county court houses. The granite structure, locally called 
"the old court house," to distinguish it from the one more recently 
built, was erected in 1841 ; thebi-ick one in 1861. The court sessions, 
except those of the Probate Court, are held in the latter building. 
In the stone court house may be seen a large collection of witchcraft 
documents, including depositions taken, records of testimony, and 
the death warrant of Bridget Bishop, the first person executed. Also 



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there are shown the "witch pins" with which the "afflicted ones" 
claimed to be pricked. 

In the office of the Register of Deeds are recorded many curious 
deeds, the earliest in the county. 

Over the judge's bench in the new court house hangs a fine portrait 
of Chief Justice Shaw, the distinguished jurist. This portrait was 
painted by the late William M. Hunt, and is considered one of 
his masterpieces. A portrait of the late Judge Otis P. Lord of Salem, 
by F. P. Vinton of Boston, was placed in the courtroom in 1881 and in 
1885 a portrait of Rufus Choate by the late Joseph Ames. This was 
presented by Hon. B. F. Butler to the Essex Bar Association . There 
also hangs here a portrait of Judge Putnam. 

The Supreme Court sits in Salem on the third Tuesday of April, 
and on the first Tuesday of November. The Superior Court holds 
sessions for civil business in Salem on the first Mondays of June and 
December; for criminal business on the fourth Monday of January. 
The Probate Court sits in Salem on the first and third Mondays in 
each month, except in August, when a session is held on the first 
Monday only. 

The library of the Essex Bar Association, organized Dec. 2, 1850, 
has a fine library of over 5,000 volumes deposited in the new Court 
House. 

Plummer Hall.— This building is at No. 134 Essex street. It is 
owned by the Salem Athenaeum and was built from a fund be- 
queathed by Miss Caroline Plummer. It was completed in 1857, and 
is occupied jointly by the Salem Athenaeum and the Essex Institute, 
the former a literary society organized is 1810; the latter a literary, 
historical and scientific society organized in 1848. 

Plummer Hall is located on a part of the estate of Emanuel Down- 



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ing of the Inner Temple, London, who came to Salem in 1636, whose 
daughter Anne became the wife of Governor Bradstreet, and on this 
spot that distinguished personage lived and died. In a house on the 
same estate William EL Prescott, the historian, was born. The 
" Bradstreet house" wastakeu down in 1750. 

The lower floor of Plummer Hall, occupied by the Institute, con- 
tains a lecture room with a seating capacity of about three hundred ; 
an ante-room used by the officers of the society, and a room de- 
voted to the exhibition of its historical collections. In this latter 
room are many interesting and valuable portraits painted by Cop- 
ley, Smibert, and others; also views of old buildings, silhouettes, 
etc. A case is devoted to Revolutionary relics; another to ancient 
household utensils and the like; several cases are filled with pot- 
tery, and others with specimens of different fibres. In this room the 
visitor will see the sun-dial owned by Gov. Endicott, a pair of gloves 
worn by Gov. Leverett, the christening robes of Gov. Bradford, 
documents relating to the witchcraft delusion, manuscript sermons 
and many other articles of historical interest. 

This is the finest existing collection of relics and curiosities, illus- 
trative of the history, characteristics, arts and industries of Essex 
county. Beside these collections, Plummer Hall contains a very 
considerable one of busts of men of local or general reputation, a 
large number of valuable portraits ; many rare and choice engrav- 
ings and prints; a mo6t interesting accumulation of old maps and 
charts; large and well arranged collections of coins and medals; a 
series of very valuable autographs, etc., etc. 

The library room at Plummer Hall is a large and handsome room 
on the second floor. The libraries of the Athenaeum and Institute 
are arranged on opposite 6ides. 

The library of the former society contains about 16,000 volumes; 



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that of the latter about 30,000 bound volumes and a very large collec- 
tion of pamphlets, newspapers, documents and the like. The annual 
Athenseuni assessment is $5; the Institute $3; each giving the privi- 
lege of using both libraries at the rooms, and the circulation of the 
one in which a membership is obtained. The Institute holds " field 
meetings "in different sections of the county in the summer for his- 
torical aud scientific rambles, and evening meetings are held in its 
lecture room during the winter, for lectures and the reading of com- 
munications. The Institute also gives courses of scientific and 
other lectures, concerts, art and horticultural exhibitions. 

The regular meetings are held on the first and third Monday even- 
ings of each month, and the field meetings at such times and places 
as may be appointed. 

The most notable paintings to be seen at Plummer Hall are enum- 
erated below : 

John Endicott, Gov. Mass. Bay, 1028. 

Simon Bradstreet, Gov. Mass. Bay, 1679. 

Thos. Gushing, Lieut. Gov. Mass., 1780. 

Dr. Edw. Aug. Holyoke, born 1728, died 1829. 

Rev. William Bentley, East Church, 1783. 

Timothy Pickering. 

The War Summons, representing an incident in the " War of the 
Roses." 

A Dutch Interior. 

Trial of George Jacobs for Witchcraft. 

Alexander Hamilton, 1st Sec'y U. S. Treas'y. 

Hon. Leverett Saltoustall, first mayor, 183'j. 

Hon. S. C. Phillips, second mayor, 1838. 

Daniel Webster, U. S. Sec'y of State. 



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Sir William Pepperell, captor of Louisburg, 1745. 

John Leverett, Gov. Mass. Bay, 1673. 3 

Plummer Hall is open from 8.30 a.m, tol P. M., and from 2.30 P. M. 
to 6 P. M., from April 1 to Oct. 1 ; and from 8.30 A. M. to 1 P. M., and 
from 2.30 P. M. to 5 P. M., from Oct. 1 to April 1. 

Dr. Henry Wheatland is President, and Geo. M. Whipple, Secre- 
tary, of the Essex Institute. Dr. Wm. Mack is President of the 
Athenaeum, and R. C. Manning, Treasurer. 

The Peabody Academy of Science was founded by George Pea- 
body of London, in 18G7. This institution occupies East India Ma- 
rine Hall on Essex street, which was bnilt in 1824. 

The East India Marine Society was organized in 1799, when the 
formation of a museum was immediately begun. The collections 
were first arranged in a room in the building now standing on the 
northeast corner of Essex and Washington streets, and afterwards 
in the old bank building occupying the present site of Downing 
block, 175 Essex street. The collection increased rapidly and dur- 
ing the height of Salem's commercial activity East India Marine 
Hall was built, the lower floor to be occupied for business offices 
and the Post Office, the hall above to serve as a museum room and 
for the meetings and banquets of the society. The hall was dedi- 
cated in 1825, John Quincy Adams delivering the opening address. 
While the commercial period lasted, the accessions to the ethnologi- 
cal department of the museum from the South Sea Islands, China, 
Africa, India and South America were very numerous and valuable, 
and at the annual meetings of the Society there came together, so- 
cially, the travelled merchants and mariners of Salem, and many 

8 A full description of these pictures with a great many interest- 
ing historical notes may be found in " Guide to Plummer Hall," for 
sale at the rooms. 



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have been the elegant suppers served on the curved table which 
formerly occupied the centre of the hall. But as the commerce of 
Salem decliued, the society became unable to expend an amount 
sufficient to properly sustain the museum, as the charities of the 
institution required all that was realized from the invested moneys 
and assessments. During this latter period, the Essex Institute, an 
outgrowth from the Essex Co. Natural History Society formed in 
1S34. had accumulated a large and valuable collection of specimens 
of natural history which required much care and a large expendi- 
ture of money for its proper preservation and exhibition. 

In 1S66, Mr. Geo. Peabody of London, then visiting Salem, had 
his attention called to the condition of affairs, and was induced to 
give a sum of money, the income to be expended for scientific 
purposes in Essex county and to increase the usefulness of these 
collections. 

In 1867, $140,000 was placed in the hands of several trustees who 
purchased East India Marine Hall and refitted it, and who were in- 
corporated as the Peabody Academy of Science. 

The museum of the East India Marine Society and the natural 
history collections of the Essex Institute were placed in the cabi- 
nets of the refitted hall as permanent deposits and these, united 
with such collections as the Academy has since added, form the 
museum as now arranged. Thus closed this portion of the labors 
of the East India Marine Society which published (in 1821), one of 
the first catalogues of a museum in this country, and the value of 
whose scientific work was acknowledged by students, in the reports 
of government officials, an I was commented upon in autograph 
letters, now in the museum, from Presidents Jefferson and Madison. 
But although this Society no longer conducts investigations nor 



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maintains a museum, the charities, one of the fundamental objects at 
the time of its formation, are still continued, the income of funds for 
the benefit of unfortunate members and their families being annually 
distributed. 

Since 1867 the Academy has published several scientific memoirs, 
besides annual reports, containing much valuable matter in relation 
to natural history. A summer school of biology was established, 
where, for six seasons, lectures by well-known specialists were de- 
livered and laboratory instruction given m all branches of natural 
history. Large classes in botany, mineralogy and other branches of 
natural history have also been successfully conducted during the 
winter months. 

The officers of the Academy arc: Hon. William C. Endicott, Pres- 
ident; Prof. Edward S. Morse, Director; John Robinson, Treasurer 
in charge of the museum ; John H. Sears, museum assistant; Arthur 
P. Stone, Librarian. 

The museum is open free to visitors every week day from 9 until 
5 o'clock. The average number of visitors is upwards of 36,000 an- 
nually. 

Entering the door upon Essex Street the visitor passes through the 
long entry leading to the stairway of the exhibition hall. In this en- 
try way one finds casts of extinct animals, jaws of the sperm whale, 
large chama shells, the largest of all bivalves, one of which was the 
first gift to the museum in 1790 by Capt. Jona. Carnes. In the vesti- 
bule by the stairway is a beautifully designed terra cotta tablet 
placed to the memory of the late Caleb Cooke, a former assistant and 
curator of the Academy who was associated with the institution 
from its organization. Passing to the Museum, the hall is divided 
by a central case into two portions, the eastern being devoted to the 



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ethnological collections (chiefly derived from the East India Marine 
Society), the western to natural history collections (chiefly from the 
Essex Institute). The gallery is devoted to the natural history and 
archasology of Essex county. As the visitor enters the museum his 
attention will be at once called to the ethnological collections on the 
eastern side of the hall arranged according to the races of man and 
the coxintries from which the specimens came. The name of each 
country will be seen upon large tablets over the cases. 

Upon the floor and in some instances surmounting the cabinets, 
will be noticed several specimens too large to be placed in the cases. 
Among these are two large Chinese pottery bath tubs; a Chinese 
cannon, mounted on a camphor-wood carriage; a Malay "Jingall" 
or rail swivel gun; the Sandwich Island god of medicine "Koila 
Moku," which stood for many years upon a Hawaiian plain, sur- 
rounded by the bones of those who had crawled thither to seek re- 
lief and a palanquin, the common vehicle of travel in India, which is 
borne on the shoulders of four bearers and which was purchased in 
Calcutta in 1803 by several Salem merchant captains who chanced 
to meet there and forwarded as a gift to the E. I. M. Soc. There are 
also several models of vessels including tbose of the U. S. frigate 
"Constitution," presented by Commodore Hull in 1813 and repaired by 
British prisoners of war in 1814, the "Ohio," and the Salem ship 
"Friendship" one of the famous vessels which early made voyages 
to the east during the last century. Passing to the right the visitor 
will first notice the case marked 

India.— The collection from this country begins in the case directly 
over the entrance way, in which is a group of life-size clay figures of 
Indian merchants, with whom the merchants of Salem held commer- 
cial relation in the early part of the century. There are besides in 



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the adjoining case figures of clerks, priests, mendicants, snake 
charmer, etc., etc. These are copies from life of the different sub- 
jects, of native workmanship. There are also numerous smaller 
figures from eight to twelve inches high illustrating the different 
castes and trades seen in the streets of Calcutta. Farther on is a 
full size figure of "Nasavangee," a Bombay Parsee merchant mod- 
elled from life especially for the E. I. M. Soc. All these figures are 
accurate likenesses of the persons they represent. This collection 
contains specimens illustrating the manufactures of India and nu- 
merous articles of domestic use, conspicuous among which are many 
elegant "Hookahs" together with the "nubble bubbles" or water 
pipes used by the lower classes, and the "chebooks," several with 
stems six feet in length. At the end is a carved wooden column 
from Burmah being a religious monument made in honor of the 
dead and an excellent collection of idols and emblems of the native 
faiths. 

Africa.— The curious "Tomtoms" or drums at once attract our at. 
tention. These are carved from soft wood and are hideous and 
grotesque. This case contains many interesting "gregrees" or 
charms used by the priests, some fine mats, and cawed seats cut 
from a solid block of wood. The Arabian and Algerian rifles 
and bridles are of much finer workmanship, among which is one 
beautiful specimen, the gift of General Timothy Pickeriog. There 
are also many bows, arrows, knives and spears of much interest. 

Japan. — One of the first cases to attract the visitor upon entering 
the hall is that containingthe collection from Japan which is a late 
addition to the museum. This collection was made by the director 
during a recent visit to Japan, and is in part received in exchange 



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for specimens sent by the Academy to the Educational Museum at 
Tokio. 

To this exchange collection, which comprises complete sets of 
tools of tradesmen and artisans, were added by purchase, and dona- 
tions from many liberal friends of the director, large numbers of 
specimens illustrating almost every department of the ethnology 
of the Japanese. The collection is arranged., as are those from 
other countries, in accordance with the system adopted by the Leip- 
sic Ethnological Museum, that being generally accepted as the best 
modern arrangement. 

First in the case are the life-size figures illustrating the Samurai 
and peasant classes of society, and the warrior in full armor of the 
period previous to the restoration of the mikado. 

These figures are very beautifully made and costumed. The 
Samurai family consists of a gentleman and wife with their girl and 
boy. The peasant family, of a farmer and wife, who carries upon 
her back their infant. The warrior is clothed in a gorgeous suit of 
armor, and wears a helmet surmounted by a lofty set of carved 
antlers. These are followed by a collection of upward of thirty 
varieties of swords, many of very beautiful workmanship and of 
great age and a still larger collection of sword hilts and small kuives. 

Further on are military hats, bows, arrows, war pikes and spears 
and officers' battle signals. 

The collection of tools is very complete and includes those of the 
carpenter, cooper, ivory carver, lantern maker, fisherman, lac- 
qxierer, stone cutter, ribbon maker, and many others, and also the 
models of a silk loom, etc. The collection of clothing is quite full, 
and that illustrating the household besides pretty models of the 
kitchen and tea room, contains nearly all the articles of daily do- 



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mestic use fitly represented. Among the musical instruments are 
several of beautiful design and rare workmanship, and besides 
these are specimens illustrating writing, toys, amusements, religious 
life, etc., etc. 

The Japanese collection, previously in possession of the museum, 
contained several rare and valuable specimens including some trays, 
cups and teapots brought from Nagasaki in 1802 by Capt. Samuel G. 
Derby, probably the first Japanese articles ever brought direct to 
this country. This old collection, together with the recent additions, 
makes an exhibit of Japanese ethnology unequalled in this country, 
and probably not excelled in any foreign museum. 

China.— This country is very fully represented. The collection con- 
tains life-size models, in costume, of a mandarin, two wealthy Chinese 
merchants, and smaller ones illustrating the various trades and call- 
ings, and the priests, card players, horsemen, etc. 

The collection of musical instruments is particularly good nearly 
all the native ones that are used being found here. 

The visitor should notice the carved ivory spheres of which there 
are two specimens where to the number of twenty they are cut to re- 
volve one within another; the idols and bronze incense burners, the 
kites and toys, the articles of food and boats of which there are 
many excellent models to be seen including one of the "Junk" so 
familiar in all accounts of China. 

There is also of special interest an opium set recently contributed 
by Mr. Wm.Dolan of Hong Kong, including the pipe, tools for hand- 
ling the opium, lamp and cushion to recline upon, and a collection 
illustrating the native Materia Medica of China, including some 200 
different specimens. 



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Korea.— In 1883 a collection from this hitherto little known coun- 
try was received, being obtained for the Academy by Count Von 
Mollendorff at Seoul the capital of Korea. 

The collection gives a very good idea of the surroundings of the 
common people of that country and includes costumes, ornaments, 
porcelain and pottery ware, tools, implements of war and of domes- 
tic use, cloths, papers, etc. This collection is, for want of room on 
the lower floor, arranged in a case in the central gallery, where a 
number of objects from Singapore, Anam and Java, collected by the 
director in 18S2, are temporarily arranged. 

Polynesia.— The most valuable collection in the museum undoubt- 
edly is that from the South Sea Islands. Commenced before civili- 
zation had reached these far-off places the specimens are free from 
the effect of European contact and their genuineness is assured. 
The implements of war, fishing and domestic use, are now replaced 
by those of European manufacture even where the tribes of people 
themselves have not, as such, become extinct. 

This collection is replete in war clubs, hand clubs, carved and 
ornamented batons, spears, paddles, adzes, etc. A fine assortment 
of fishing hooks, lines and spears, and another of plain and exten- 
sively ornamented and imprinted cloths and braided tunics are to 
be seen, besides many unique head ornaments, wigs, necklaces, 
bracelets of pearl, shell, ivory and hair. There are a large number 
of fans, models of houses and temples, domestic articles, models of 
boats of many forms now obsolete, carved ornaments for canoes and 
carved boxes and several fine specimens of the " ava " bowls which 
were used to hold the fermented drink made by the natives of Ota- 
heite. In the section devoted to the objects from the Malay Penin- 
sula are many beautiful specimens of the Creis and cutlass one of 



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the latter being a gift to Capt. Enrlicott of Salem, from the Rajah 
Po Adam by whom Captain Endicott was befriended when his 
vessel was captured by natives on the Sumatra coast. 

North America is represented by models of Esquimaux boats and 
canoes, clothing, pipes, implements and the bows, arrows, leather 
and cloth work of the Indian tribes besides a fine collection illustra- 
ting the stone age in North America (this last is arranged in a rail 
case in the eastern gallery). 

Mexico is represented by clothing, saddles, casts of idols, etc., 
and a collection of beautifully executed figures of native workman- 
ship, illustrating the trades, castes, and costumes of the native 
people. 

South America.— The most characteristic specimens from this 
country are the feather work capes, head-dresses and trimmings 
from Brazil; the models of" Catamarans " or native rafts which are 
capable of enduring even a heavy sea; and the collection of vases, 
jars and bottles from the ancient graves of Peru. These latter are of 
great antiquity and show infinite variety of form and ornamentation. 
There are several twin whistling jars in the collection. By blowing 
in the mouth of one jar a shrill whistle is produced in its mate. 

Europe is but poorly represented in the ethnological department, as 
the ship masters, to whom the museum is indebted for its treasures, 
seldom visited the continent of Europe in comparison with their voy- 
ages to the East, and the South Seas. Therefore there is but little 
of interest beyond the few relics of Herculaneum and Pompeii 
which are arranged in the end case which also contains the Egyp- 
tian relics, chiefly portions of mummies, amulets and idols from 
ancient graves. A curious and delicate wood carving however, 



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given to the E. I. M. S. by E. H. Derby, deserves special mention. 
This is supposed to be the work of a monk in the fourteenth century, 
and represents "Heaven and the day of Judgment." The carving is 
but 2£ inches in diameter; the two subjects being represented in 
separate hemispheres. There are in all one hundred and ten full 
length figures carved with such skill that they bear the closest 
scrutiny with the aid of a powerful magnifying glass. The whole 
may be closed and placed in a leather cover. 

In a case at the southern end of the room are placed relics of the E. 
I. M. S., as an organization : the society banners, badges, roll of 
members, besides four fine porcelain punch bowls one of which 
celebrates the passage of the first Salem vessel to Canton, China, in 
1786, and two others of Liverpool ware, the gift of Beuj. Hodges 
and made in the year 1800. There are also two huge soup tureens 
of porcelain which with the bowls were used at the annual ban- 
quets of the society in this ball. Near this case is another in which 
all the recent additions to the Museum are placed for a few months 
or until properly classified and arranged in the cabinets. 

Zoology.— Passing just beyond the case containing the relics of 
the East India Marine Society, and commencing on the easterly 
side of the central case on the western side of the hall are the 
general zoological collections. Beginning with the lowest infu- 
sorial form, the visitor, by passing around the central case and 
back again along the line of wall cases, as indicated by the letters 
of the alphabet on cases at the top of the sections, will follow out 
in a gradually rising order the arrangement of the collection, 
ending with the highest form represented by the human skeletons 
in the case directly opposite the one at which he began. This col- 
lection is intended to be a synopsis of the animal kingdom and is 



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arranged according to the latest ideas in relation to the structure of 
animals. It is intended not to show the different species, but to in- 
struct visitors by means of type specimens as to the methods of 
classification by the natural system, and is especially arranged to be 
of service to teachers of zoology. Many of the groups are illus- 
trated by outline drawings and glass models of perishable spec- 
imens. The most striking features of the collection may be briefly 
mentioned : a very fine collection of corals particularly rich in East 
Indian species and fan corals ; a large collection of radiates, mol- 
lusks and Crustacea, the largest portion of which including the alco- 
holic specimens are, for want of exhibition space, kept in storage 
cases in the lower room, only accessible to students; a large collec- 
tion of snakes and turtles; a good assortment representing the fam- 
ilies of birds; a collection of marsupials, the peculiar animals of 
Australia; and a collection of mammals including stuffed spec- 
imens, skeletons and skulls of the principal orders. A large part 
of these specimens were received from the Essex Institute in 1867. 
Over the cases are large specimens of an alligator, sword fish, and 
the under jaw of the sperm whale (from an animal estimated to be 
over eighty feet long) and the lower jaw of a finback whale recently 
added to the collection. 

Essex County Collections.— One of the principal objects of the 
Academy is to preserve and exhibit specimens of every species of 
animal or plant found growing naturally in the county of Essex. 
This collection occupies the entire gallery. Beginning at the north- 
west corner, they are arranged in a manner similar to the zoolog- 
ical specimens below. 

This collection is rich in the animals from the waters of our har- 
bors, and contains almost a complete set of the county birds which 



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occupy some seventy-five running feet of case room. The larger 
fishes are arranged on the wall over the cases, and the skeleton of 
a blackfish from Beverly hangs over the central case between the 
galleries. The mammals include some very fine specimens of the 
wild cat, seal, raccoon, woodchuck, skunk, rats, squirrels, bats, etc. 
At the noi'thern end of the eastern gallery are arranged the archaeo- 
logical collections from the county, undoubtedly the finest local col- 
lection to be found. This contains, besides the usual number of 
axes, celts, gouges, pestles, arrow and spear points seen in collec- 
tions, a large number of other specimens including skeletons from 
graves, and the entire contents of a shellheap, besides many other 
interesting specimens. 

A collection of Essex County minerals and rocks is arranged in 
the rail case. The botany of the county is represented by a collec- 
tion, very nearly complete, containing upwards of 1,600 species 
mounted of some 3,000 sheets (in the lecture room), and a collection 
of the woods of Essex County trees arranged in the central case in 
the gallery. The latter contains a full set and is illustrated by out- 
line and colored plates of the leaves and flowers of the trees. Large 
specimens of the woods are placed over the cases at the southern 
end of the hall. 

Portraits.— Besides the scientific collections are the portraits of 
the leading merchants and members of the East India Marine Soci- 
ety, including those of Derby, Gray, Peabody, Bowditch, Neal, Sils- 
bee, Pickman, Bertram and others; these form an important ele- 
ment in the value of the whole collection in connection with the 
history and growth of the city of Salem. 

In addition to the collections on exhibition, the Academy owns a 
very large collection of minerals, geological specimens and shells, 



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for which room cannot be found in the museum, although it is hoped 
they may be placed on exhibition in the near future. 

Students and others who may desire to gain more information in 
relation to the specimens than is afforded by the labelling of the col- 
lection may apply at the office on the lower floor, where such assist- 
ance will be rendered that may be possible, and where the books of 
the library may be consulted. 

City Buildings.— The High School building on Broad street, 
built in 1856, the Bowditch School, on Dean street, built in 1S70, the 
Phillips School, on Washington Square, rear of Essex street, built 
in 18S3, and the Bertram School, on Willow avenue, built in 18S0, are 
the best specimens of school architecture in the city's control, though 
all the school buildings are substantial and creditable. 

The fire department houses are nearly all good, the best examples 
being the quarters of the steam fire engines on Church street, the 
house at the junction of Lafayette and Washington Sts.,andthe hose 
houses on North, Derby, Webb, and Beckford streets, occupied by 
Active, Reliance, Constitution, and William Penn companies, re- 
spectively. 

The buildings at Wenham Lake (six miles from the city) occupied 
as the pumping station of the City Water Works, and a building on 
Church street, occupied by the same department are substantial 
brick structures, and are well adapted to their uses. 

The Police Station is on Front street. It is a plain brick building, 
and has a lock-up connected with it. Its offices and guard room are 
well arranged. A library of about 800 volumes, contributed by cit- 
izen- and members of the police force, is arranged in cases in one 
of the rooms. It is a very good collection and contains many valu- 



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able books. A cabinet of police curiosities occupies a place in toe 
assistant marshal's office. 

The almshouse is a large old-fashioned brick building, on city land 
at "the Neck." An insane wing, just completed at a cost of about 
$27,000 is connected with it. The grounds are nicely kept, and a 
good farm supplies vegetables. 

The street lamp department and the City Water Works pipe de- 
partment occupy buildings on Bridge street, near the foot .of St. 
Peter street. 

The City Hall, Police Station, almshouse and fire department sta- 
tions are connected with the telephone exchange, which gives com- 
munication throughout the city, and there is beside a special police 
circuit. 

Normal School.— The State Normal school for girls is at the cor- 
ner of Summer and Broad streets, and is a handsome building of 
brick with freestone trimmings. The building was dedicated Sept. 
14, 1854. The school is regarded as one of the most successful in- 
stitutions of learning in the State. It is supplied with a fine set of 
scientific and chemical apparatus. The library contains about 9,000 
volumes. Prof. D. B. Hagar is principal. 

Tuition is flee to those who comply with the condition of teaching 
in the public schools of Massachusetts. For the assistance of those 
who find even the moderate expenses burdensome, the State makes 
an annual appropriation, one-half of which is distributed at the close 
of each term among pupils from within the Commonwealth who 
merit and need aid. 

Post Office.— The United States Post Office occupies the lower 
floor of the new building at 118 and 120 Washington St., having ex- 



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tremely commodious quarters specially arranged for the business of 
this department of the public service. 

The building is in the colonial style of architecture, of brick with 
wood and iron trimmings. Over the main entrance to the Post Office 
is a fine reproduction of the United States coat of arms and over the 
southern door on Washington street one of the city seal. This build- 
ing, from its ancient style will attract the attention of a stranger at 
once. 

The Post Office is open on week days from 7.30 a. m. till 8 p. m., 
and a half hour later on Saturdays. On Sunday, the office is open 
from 11.30 A. m. to 12.30 P. M. Free collections and deliveries are 
made three times daily, except on Sundays, when one collection is 
made, but no delivery. Salem Post Office is a money-order office for 
domestic points, and for all foreign points. 

There are seven mails on weekdays for Boston, four for New 
York City, and the same number for Philadelphia, Washington, the 
South and West. One general mail is made up on Sundays. 

J. Frank Dalton is Postmaster, and John O. Chapman Asst. Post- 
master. 

MAILS CLOSE FOB 
Boston, 7.45, 10.30, a.m. 12 m. 3 30, 6.30, 8.30, 9 p.m. 
Lynn, 7.15, a.m. 12m. 3.30,6.30 p.m. 
Beverly, 7.30, a.m. 3.30, p.m, 
Towns on B. M. R. R. East, 7.30, a.m. 3.30, p.m. 
Newburyport, Portsmouth, Maine and Provinces, 7.30, a.m. 3.30, 
6.45 p.m. 
Portland, 7.30, a.m. 12 m. 3.30, 6.45 p.m. 
Essex, 7.30 a. m., 3.30, p. m. 
Gloucester, 8, a.m., 2.15, 7.15, p.m. 



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Towns on Gloucester branch, 8 a.m., 2.15, p.m. 
Peabody, 8.30, a.m., 12m., 4.15, 6, 9, p.m. 

Danversport, Danvers, Asylum Station and Middleton, 8.30, a.m., 
4.15, p. m. 
Topsfield, Georgetown and Lawrence direct, 4.15, p.m. 
Marblehead and Nanepashemet, 7.45, a.m., 12 m., 3.45 p.m. 
New York City, 12m., 3.30, 8.30, 9, p.m. 

Philadelphia, Washington and South, 12 m„ 3.30, 8.30, 9, p.m. 
Western Mail, 8.30, a.m., 3.30, 9, p.m. 

Canada East and West, 7.30, 10.30, a.m., 12 m., 3.30, 8.30, 9. p.m. 
No. Conway division, 7.30, a.m., 3.30, p.m. 
Lowell, 7.30, 10.30, a.m., 12 m., 3.30, 8.30, 9, p.m. 
Lancaster and Boston, No. of Lawrence, 9, p.m. 

MAIL8 DUE FROM 

Boston, 6.58, 8.18, 10.55 a.m. 1, 4, 7.20 p.m. 
Lynn, 8.18, 11.25 a.m. 4. 7.20, p.m. 
Beverly, 8.18, a.m. 12.35, 6.38 p.m. 
No. Conway, 12.35, 4.20 p.m. 

State of Maine and Provinces, 6, a.m. 12.35, 4.20 p.m. 
Portland, 6, a.m. 12.35, 2.20, 4.20, p.m. 
Essex, 12.35, 4.20, p.m. 
Gloucester, 8.18, 10.55, a.m., 2.20, 6, p.m. 
Magnolia, 8.18, a.m. 2.20, p.m. 
Towns on Gloucester Branch, 10.55, a.m. 6, p.m. 
Peabody, 8.18, 10.55 a.m. 2.20, 5.22, 6.56 p.m. 
Middleton, 8.45, a.m, 6.56, p.m. 

Manchester, N.H., Lawrence and Boston, No. of Lawrence, 6.56, 
p.m. 
Danvers and Danversport, 10.55, a.m. 5.22, p.m. 



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Asylum Station, 8.45, a.m. 5.22, p.m. 
Lawrence direct, 8.45, a.m. 
Topsfield and Georgetown direct, 10.55, a.m. 
Marblehead and Nanepashemet, 7.45, a.m. 2.20, 5.22, p.m. 
Lowell, 6.58, 8.18, 10.55, a.m. 1, 4, 7.20, p.m. 
New York City, 6.58, 8.18, 10,55 a.m. 4, 5.57, p.m. 
Philadelphia, Washington, South and West, 6.58, 8.18, 10.55, a.m. 
4, 5.57, 7.20. 

SUNDAY MAILS 

Close for Boston, South and West, 5, p.m. 

Close for the East, 7, p.m. 

Due from Boston, South and West, 9, a.m. 7.40, p.m. 

Due from the East, 9, a.m. 

Boston & Maine Railroad Station. — ; One of the most impos- 
ing fronts in the city is that of the Boston and Maine Railroad pas- 
senger station, Washington street. It has two high granite towers, 
and a solid granite front, of beautiful design. The building was 
erected in 1847, and with the exception of the front was nearly re- 
built in 18S2, the wooden part of the original structure having been 
destroyed by fire on the night of April 6, 1882. W. H. Archer is 
station master, L. W. Maiden, ticket agent, and C.'A. Chandler, 
freight agent. The office of H. Bissell, master of Maintenance of 
Way of the Eastern and Northern Divisions of the road is in the 
Salem station. 

District Court.— The First District Court of Essex occupies the 
second story of Flint's Building, on Washington street, opposite 
the Railroad station. This is a neat building of brick, with granite 
trimmings. 

The site occupied was filled in a few years since, when Washing- 



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ton street was extended across the South River. Until within a 
dozen years, schooners came up to the old "City Mills,'' where the 
Boston and Maine R. R. engine house now stands. 

Sessions of the District Court are held at 9 A. M. daily for criminal 
business, and on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. for civil business. J.B.F. 
Osgood is the presiding judge, D. E. Safford and Nath. J. Holden as- 
sociate justices, and Samuel P. Andrews, clerk. 

Public Halls.— Mechanic Hall, 2S5 Essex street, nearly opposite 
Sewall street, is the largest hall in the city. It seats 1100. It is 
owned by the Mechanic Hall corporation. It was built in 1839, and 
remodelled in 1870. An organ, costing nearly $0000, was placed iri 
the hall when it was remodelled, through the efforts of an energetic 
committee of citizens. 

This hall supplies the place of a theatre and large concert hall. 
Benjamin Shreve is president, and Chas. Harrington, treasurer of the 
Mechanic Hall corporation. 

Lyceum Hall, on Church street, seats about GOO. It was built in 
1831, and is owned by tiie Salem Lyceum, an organization which in- 
augurated a course of lectures the year previous, and has continued 
them each season since, at the uniform cheap rate of $1 for each 
course. The list of those who have lectured before the "Lyceum" 
includes the names of the most famous lecturers of America. This 
is the oldest institution of the kind (with perhaps a single exception 
in the country. Of the Salem Lyceum the Hon. George B. Loving is 
President, Chas. S. Osgood, Secy., and Gilbevt L. Stveetev, Treas. 

There are a number of halls well suited for gatherings, parties, and 
the like. The principal of them are Kinsman's Hall, next to City 
Hall, Washington street, and Hamilton Hall. Cambridge street, cor. 
Chestnut street. Post 34, Grand Army, occupies a hall at 17 St. 



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Peter street, the ancient order of Hibernians, Phoenix Hall, Central 
street. 

The Churches.— Salem boasts no "elegant church edifices," ac- 
cording to the genei-al acceptance of the term. 

The North (Unitarian) Church, on Essex street, above North, is an 
imposing structure of granite, and, with its vine-covered front, is 
much admired by lovers of the beautiful. It was completed in 1836. 
The society worshipping here is the successor of the congregation 
that, headed by its pastor, the Rev. Thomas Barnard, left the church 
one Sabbath afternoon, Feb. 26, 1775, and hurried to North Bridge, 
to assist in repelling the invasion of Salem territory by British 
troops. It was Dr. Barnard's moderation and good counsel that 
prevented the affair at North Bridge from being a serious conflict. 
The church, then of wood, at that time stood on the site of the resi- 
dence of Dr. C. A. Carleton, corner of North and Lynde streets. 

St. Peter's (Episcopal) Church, corner of St. Peter and Brown 
streets, is also a solid building of granite, and was erected in 1S33. 
In 1777, Episcopal services were suspended in Salem, owing to the 
passage by the legislature of a law prohibiting the reading of the 
Episcopal service under a penalty of £100 and one year's imprison- 
ment. Even the church building shared the opposition of the peo- 
ple, and it was ransacked and much damaged. A fine chime of ten 
bells has just been placed in the tower of the St. Peter's Church, and 
was first rung on St. Peter's Day (June 29). 

The East Church, on Brown street facing the Common, is a very 
neat edifice of freestone. It was dedicated in 1846. It is said that, 
during the war of 1S12, the pastor, the Rev. William Bentley, dis- 
missed his congregation and hastened to Marblehead to assist in the 
defence of the town and of the American frigate "Constitution,'' 
which had been chased in there. 



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The South (Congregational) Church, corner of Chestnut and Cam- 
bridge streets, is surmounted by a spire 166 feet high, which is re- 
garded as a very symmetrical and beautiful piece of church archi- 
tecture. It was designed by Samuel Mackintire. 

None of the larger churches are of recent construction. Most of 
the interiors are neat and modest. 

Appended is a list of the churches in the city : 

First Church, Unitarian ; corner of Essex and Washington. Rev. 
Fielder Israel. 

Friends, Quaker; corner of Pine and Warren. No settled pastor. 

East, Unitarian; Brown, opposite the Common. Rev. Geo. H. 
Hosmer. 

St. Peter's, Episcopal; corner St. Peter and Brown. Rev. Chas. 
Arey. 

Tabernacle, Orthodox; corner Washington and Federal. Rev. 
De Witt S. Clark. 

North, Unitarian; Essex, above North. Rev. E. B. Willson. 

South, Orthodox; corner Chestnut and Cambridge. Rev. E. S. 
Atwood. 

First Baptist, Baptist; Federal, between Washington and North. 
No settled pastor at present. 

Universalist, Universalist ; Rust, corner Bridge. Rev. E; C. Bolles. 

Lafayette St. Methodist Episcopal, Methodist; corner Lafayette 
and Harbor. Rev. W. P. Ray. 

Barton Square, Unitarian; corner Essex and Barton Square. Rev. 
B.F. McDaniel. 

Central Baptist, Baptist; St. Peter, opp. Federal. Rev. Chas. A. 
Towne. 
Crombie Street, Orthodox; Crombie Street. Rev. L. B. Yoorhees. 



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St. James, Roman Catholic; Federal, above Dean. Rev. J. J. 
Gray. 

Immaculate Conception, Roman Catholic; Walnut, opp. Charter. 
Rev. W. H. Halley. 

Grace, Episcopal; Essex, above Monroe. Rev. J. P. Franks. 

New Jerusalem, Swedenborgian ; Essex, above, Cambridge. Rev. 
D. V. Bo wen. 

Calvary Baptist. Baptist; Essex, corner Herbert. Rev. S. H. 
Emery. 

Wesley Chapel. Methodist; Sewall street. Rev. W. P. Odell. 

St. Joseph's French Catholic ; 39 Lafayette street. Rev. F. X. 
H. Vezina. 

Advent, Hardy Hall; Washington street. Rev. Geo. W. Seder- 
quist. 

Deaf Mutes, Evangelical; 223 Essex street. Philo W. Packard. 

The hours of church service are 10 A. M., and 3 P. M. The Unitar- 
ian churches, the South, and the New Jerusalem, hold no afternoon 
services, the afternoon being given up to Sunday-school work. 

Salem Hospital.— This institution, 31 Charter street, near the 
foot of Liberty street, was founded in 1S73, through the libei\ality of 
Capt. John Bertram and other citizens. It is a large brick building, 
admirably fitted for hospital service. It has telephonic communi- 
cation with all quarters of the city. 

Visitors are admitted on Wednesdays from 2 to 5 p. M. Applica- 
tions for admission can be ma<le daily from 11 to 12.30 o'clock. A 
training school for nurses is connected with the hospital. James 
B. Curwen is President, Chas. S. Rea, Treas., and Dr. T. Lyman 
Perkins, Supt. 



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Plummer Farm School.— This reformatory institution for boys 
occupies a French roofed wooden building on Winter Island, about 
2 1-2 miles from the city. It may be reached by the "Willows" horse 
cars, which pass within five minutes' walk. It was endowed by 
Miss Caroline Plummer, whose bequest also built Plummer Hall. 
The original bequest was $20,000; the present fund $50,000. The 
School was incorporated in 1S55, but the building was not erected 
till 1870. The late Capt. John Bertram left a bequest of $35,000 to 
this institution. 

William I. Bowditch of Boston is President of the Board of Trus- 
tees, and Chas. A. Johnson, Superintendent of the School. The 
number of inmates is about 30. 

Visitors are admitted on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p. M. 

Old Ladies' Home.— A house, 114 Derby street, corner of Or- 
ange street, built in the early part of the century by Benj. W. Crown- 
inshield, one of Salem's noted sons, and Secretary of the Navy 
under President Madison, is now occupied by the Association for 
the Relief of Aged and Destitute Women, for a "Home." The Home 
was founded in 1860, by the late Robert Brookhouse, a successful 
merchant. It may be visited on Wednesday and Saturday after- 
noons. W. H. Foster is President, Joseph H. Towne, Treasurer. 

Old Men's Home.— This institution, properly called the Ber- 
tram Home for Aged Men, is located at 70 Derby street, and was 
founded in 1877, by Capt. John Bertram. It is a cheerful and pleas- 
ant home. It maybe visited on any week day. L. B. Harrington is 
President, N. H. Millett, Treas., Eliza W. Goldthwait, Supt. 

Franklin Building.— The large brick building on the corner of 
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Society, the oldest organization in the city. The society was formed 
in 1766. It came into possession of this estate by the bequest of 
Capt. Thomas Perkins, a member of the society, about 1S33. The 
buildings were twice damaged by fire, and totally destroyed in 1860. 
The insurance had expired only a few hours before. The insurance 
company contributed liberally toward the erection of a new building, 
and a subscription by citizens brought the amount up to over $14,000. 
The armories of the Salem Cadets and the Salem Light Infantry are 
in this building. 

Other Society Buildings.— The City Orphan Asylum of the 
Sisters of Charity (Catholic), occupies a large brick building 89 La- 
fayette street, opposite Hancock. The Asylum was organized in 
1866. It furnishes a home for indigent men and women, and orphan 
boys and girls— the latter being educated in the common branches. 
It is conducted by the Sisters of Charity. The Lady Superior is 
Sister Mongeau. Visitors are admitted on Thursdays. 

The Seamen's Orphan and Children's Friend Society occupies a 
building at No. 7 Carpenter street. This society was organized in 
1S41; incorporated, 1845. President, Mrs. E. M. Procter; Treasurer, 
Mrs. Chas. M. Richardson. 

Banks and Insurance Companies.— There are seven National 
and two savings Banks, enumerated below : 

Asiatic; 125 Washington street; capital, $315,000 ; President, L. B. 
Harrington; Cashier, Chas. S. Rea. 

Exchange; 109 Washington street; capital, $200,000; President, 
Nathan Nichols; Cashier, Jos. H. Webb. 

First National; 13 Central street; capital, $300,000; President, Eb- 
en Sutton; Vice Prest., W. G. Webber; Cashier, E.H. Payson; Asst. 
Cashier, G. L. Streeter. 



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Mercantile; 11 Central street; capital, $200,000; President, Charles 
Harrington; Cashier, J. H. Phippen. 

Merchants'; 234 Essex street; capital, $200,000; President, Geo. 
R. Emmerton; Cashier, H.M. Batchelder. 

Naumkeag; 125 Washington street; capital, $500,000; President, 
Jos. H. Towne; Cashier, Nath'l A. Very. 

Salem; 112 Washington street ; capital, $300,000; President, S. E. 
Peabody; Cashier, G. D. Phippen. 

Salem Savings; 125 Washington street; deposits, about $6,500,000; 
President, William Northey ; W. H. Simonds, jr., Treas. 

Five Cents Savings; Washington, cor. Essex street; deposits, 
about $2,500,000; President, W. H. Jelly; C..H. Henderson, Treas. 

The National Banks are open from 8.30 a. m., to 1.30 P. M., with the 
exception of the Asiatic which closes at 1.15 p. m. The Savings 
Banks are open from 9 A. M. to 1 P. m. The National Banks all pay 
fair dividends, and the Savings Banks rank with the strongest in 
the state. 

There are four insurance companies — the Holyoke, owning and 
occupying a fine brick and freestone block, 114 Washington street; 
the Salem Marine, in Northey's building, Washington street, corner 
of Essex; the Essex Mutual, and the Salem Mutual. 

Electrical.— The New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- 
pany has a large •'exchange" in Salem, with about three hundred 
subscribers in the city. The Central Office is in the Northey Block, 
106 Washington street, corner of Essex. Permission to witness the 
workings of the system may be obtained of the Division Supt.S. 
Fred. Smith. 

The Salem Electric Lighting Company has a valuable plant in West 
Place rear of 196 Essex street, capable of furnishing eighty lights of 



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2000 candles power each. The system used is the Thomson-Hous- 
ton. Visitors are not allowed in the station, but may obtain a sight 
of the dynamos from a safe distance on application to the Superin- 
tendent at the central station, West Place. Chas. H. Price is Presi- 
dent of the company, and H. M. Batchelder, Treasurer. 

The office of the Western Union Telegraph Company is in the Bos- 
ton and Maine R. R. station, Washington street. 

The city has a telephone fire alarm system, and special police 
lines. 

"The "Willows" is a portion of the northeastern part of Salem 
Neck, and is the most popular public ground of the city. It is about 
twenty minutes' horse-car ride from the city, and frequent commun- 
ication is afforded in the summer season by the cars of the Naum- 
keag Street Railway, which company has done much in addition to 
the city's efforts to make this an attractive pleasure ground. The 
location is a beautiful one. The peninsula juts out in a rugged 
point; the waves dash upon the rocks in foam, or splash quietly on 
the beach, and the tempered breezes sweep across the land in re- 
freshing breaths. To the north lies the Beverly shore, with its 
summer cottages peeping out among the trees; Cape Ann runs off 
at the northeast; directly seaward lie Baker's, Lowell, and the 
smaller islands of the harbor, and on the south is the rocky headland 
of Marblehead with its dilapidated old fort at the water's edge. 

A fine " Pavilion " was erected in 1879 at an expense of several 
thousand dollars, facing the open ocean, and an unobstructed view 
may be had of the entire outer harbor, the "' North Shore " and the 
islands and shipping in the Bay from its spacious verandas. A 
camera-obscura in the tower gives a most charming panorama of 
the whole, and in addition a picture of the grounds with the bust- 



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ling crowds, and of the lower part of the city beyond. On the second 
floor of the i< Pavilion" is a nice restaurant, where the visitor may 
partake of an excellent " fish dinner" of several courses for fifty 
cents, or he may indulge in a dinner as elaborate as can be obtained 
at a city hotel. No intoxicating drinks are sold on the premises. 
Nelson P. Wentworth is the caterer in charge. On the lower floor 
is a spacions hall which may be hired for private parties for dancing. 

On the sea side of the Pavilion is a nice garden laid out by a 
practical gardener in ribbon beds and other decorative styles. In 
the centre of the garden is a pond with a large rockery and foun- 
tain. In the rear of the building is " Willow Park," with a good 
lawn and winding paths, bordered by young willow trees. A line 
of tables is furnished with a covering for protection from the sun, 
for the use of picnic parties. 

Amusements in abundance are furnished. The Skating Rink is a 
leading attraction. In 1880 the "Siege of Paris" building was pur- 
chased, and removed from Boston. It is a large amphitheatre, and 
is provided with a most excellent yellow birch floor, for roller skating. 
Five hundred spectators can be provided with sightly positions in the 
first two rows of seats. Music is furnished by the Salem Cadet Band. 
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon's are set apart for ladies and 
children. The hours of skating are from 10 to 12 A. M., 3 to 5 and 8 to 
10 p. M. The regular admission is fifteen cents ; skates ten cents ad- 
ditional. H. N. McCully is the manager of the rink. 

A bowling alley and a shooting gallery are established in a long 
building erected for the purpose between the Skating Rink and the 
Pavilion. 

Good music is furnished frequently, day and evening, during the 
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works and illuminations also furnish occasional attractions. For 
the little ones there are the flying horses, swings, fandangos and other 
diversions. There are good boats to be hired for sailing and rowing, 
and the vicinity is always lively with pretty craft in good weather. 
Occasionally there is a yacht race in sight. Fishing is good a half 
mile or a mile off shore, and bathing is fair. On the beach, bathing 
houses have been erected by the City Government, Steamboat ex- 
cursions are made at low rates of fare among the islands and along 
the North Shore. 

The city provides several neat pavilions, where small parties may 
lunch, or sit and enjoy the scenery and the surroundings. Several 
restaurants are licensed by the city, and at any one of them a good 
lunch, dinner or supper may be had at a moderate price. 

During the "war of 1812" the celebrated naval battle between the 
"Chesapeake" and "Shannon" was fought quite near the shores of 
Salem, so near that it was witnessed by many from the higher hills. 
This was on June 1, 1813. On the twenty-third of August, the bodies 
of Capt. Lawrence and Lieut. Ludlow of the "Chesapeake," who 
were killed in the engagement, were brought to Salem, and landed 
at India (now Phillips) wharf, and thence taken to the Howard 
Street Church, where the funeral obsequies were held. 

The Common, properly called Washington Square, is a territory 
of about eight acres, bounded by what were until 18S2 known a3 
Newbury, Brown, Pleasant and Forrester streets, but now called by 
the same name as the enclosed tract. This reservation was made 
in 1714, when it was voted that the spot "where trainings are held in 
front of Nathaniel Higginson's house, shall be forever kept aa a 
training field for the use of Salem." 

It is now a level lawn, though when laid out it was very uneven, 



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and there were several small ponds included within its borders. In 
1S01, Elias Hasket Derby, then Colonel of the militia, raised about 
$2500 for putting the reservation in better shape for a •' training- 
field." 

The name " Washington Square" was given to the Common by 
the Selectmen in 1802. 

The Common is surrounded by two rows of trees, mostly elms, 
inside an iron fence. Attempts have been made to have trees 
planted along the paths, but have so far been unsuccessful, because 
the military claim that the clause in the vote of the Commoners re- 
serving it for a " training field," makes it obligatory that it shall be 
kept clear for military uses. 

"Juniper" and The Neck deserve mention among the public 
grounds, for they may be regarded as included in that category. 
The former is a portion of Winter Island, and has been divided into 
house lots for summer cottagers, largely through the instrumental- 
ity of Mr. Daniel B.Gardner, who purchased a large territory and 
laid it out nicely with avenues and house lots. Many Salem people 
besides more from Lowell and Nashua, N. H., spend the summer 
months here. Some of the cottages are quite elaborate in construe 
tion ; all are neat and airy. There are three hotels, the Ocean View, 
the Atlantic and the Central. At the junction of Fort and Columbus 
avenues, the roads leading to the Willows and Juniper respectively, 
is another, the Juniper House. 

The United States government has two reservations on "the 
Neck " for fortifications — Forts Lee and Pickering, both earthworks 
and now tumbling to ruin, though put in excellent order during the 
war of 1861-5. 

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position commanded the approaches to the outer harbor. Fort Pick- 
ering was supplied with some twenty guns intended to prevent the 
passage of unfriendly vessels into the inner harbor or up Bass 
River. The ruins add much to the picturesque appearance of the 
Neck, and a stroll through Fort Pickering will be found interesting. 
The visitor passes across a decaying drawbridge over the moat in- 
tended to hinder the approach of an enemy from the laud side, and 
through a huge gate into the enclosure. To right and left are the 
bomb-proof barracks with their heavily timbered roof and sides 
with slots for the riflemen to "pick off" the enemy approaching or 
crossing the moat. It is hardly safe to enter these barracks now as 
the load of sod on top has been too much for the decaying timbers to 
stand, and they have in many places tumbled in. All is peaceful 
decay. Inside the fort walls, a cow or two belonging to the light- 
house keeper graze quietly on the grass that has sprung up over the 
once gravelled area. The magazine has been converted into a dai- 
ry, and one goes down the winding granite stairs only to see on the 
shelves around the sides in the place of kegs of powder and bombs, 
well filled milk pans and piles of golden butter. Climbing the par- 
apet the visitor finds himself at the end of a little bridge leading to 
the government lighthouse, and into this he may go if he will ap* 
ply to the keeper, Mr. John Harris, jr. It is a model lighthouse, 
always in order, never requiring a special "shining up" when the 
"inspector" is expected. 

There was a fort on Winter Island as early as 1643, and on the site 
of Fort Lee, the heights of the Neck, in 1742. During the war of 
1S12 there were three forts at the Neck— William, Lee and Juniper. 

The horse-cars afford a near approach to the Juniper and the 
Neck. 



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Cemeteries— Harmony Grove Cemetery is the largest aud most 
beautiful in the city. It lies on the Peabody line, and comprises 
about sixty-five acres. The principal entrance is at Grove street. 
The grounds are beautifully laid out and well kept. A very grace- 
ful arch of rough stones spans the carriage-way at the entrance, and 
a rockery is situated just inside the grounds at this point. Many 
tasteful designs in gardening are scattered through the grounds, 
and great care is taken of the trees, shrubs and plants. Many ex- 
pensive monuments have been placed in private lots. Some of the 
finest are to be seen on Greenwood, Forest, Cypress, Linden, and 
Maple avenues, and on Locust and Hemlock paths. On Locust path 
the remains of George Peabody, the great philanthropist, are in- 
terred. A large sarcophagus of granite marks the spot. A soldier's 
lot, on Greenwood avenue, has a monument erected by the Grand 
Army Post. This cemetery was started in 1840. 

The Charter Street Burying Ground is the oldest in the city. It is 
on Charter and Liberty streets. It was occupied before 1637, and 
some of the old stones bear curious inscriptions. Martha Corey of 
witchcraft fame is buried here. 

In the Broad Street Cemetery, commenced about 1655, the remains 
of Capt. George Corwin, the sheriff who served the warrants for the 
arrest of those charged with witchcraft, are buried. 

The other cemeteries are: Howard Street, commenced in 1801; 
Greenlawn, commenced in 1807; Quaker Burying Ground, on Essex 
street, near the corner of Pine; Catholic, on North street. 

Railroad Communication.— The Boston and Maine Railroad, 
Eastern Div. (formerly the Eastern Railroad) affords the principal 
railroad communication to and from Salem. There are about thirty 
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in the summer season; in the winter there are about twenty-five. 
The earliest train to Boston is about six A. M.; the latest about ten 
p.m. The earliest arrival from Boston is about seven a.m.; the 
latest, midnight. On Sundays there are seven trains between Salem 
and Boston, and one to and from Portland, Me. The running time 
between Boston and Salem varies from thirty to thirty-five minutes 
for express trains, to forty and forty-five minutes for accommodation 
trains. 

During the summer months there are nine trains on week days to 
and from Gloucester and Cape Ann stations; in winter usually five 
or six. There are four to and from Lawrence and intermediate sta- 
tions, besides numerous additional trains to and from local stations 
on the same line. Lawrence trains afford communication to points 
north. There are also two trains to and from Lowell daily via 
Lawrence. There are from eight to ten trains between Salem and 
Marblehead; four each way between Salem and Portland, connect- 
ing for and from points beyond in Maine and the Provinces. The 
White Mountain region is reached by through trains via Portsmouth, 
Great Falls and North Conway, there being four trains each way 
during the summer season. All Portland and mountain trains, be- 
sides several local trains, afford communication with Newburyport 
and Portsmouth, and accommodation trains with intermediate 
points. 

Pullman parlor and sleeping cars are on all through trains. The 
following is the R. R. time-table in effect June 28, 1SS5. 

LEAVE SALEM FOK 

Lynn and Boston at 5.37, 6, 6.30, 7, 7.11, 7.35, 7.48, 7.51, 8.13, 8.34, 
(does not stop at Lynn), 8.40, 8.58, 9.20, 9.55, 10.48, a. m., 12 m., 12.30, 
12.52, 2.15, 3.12, 3.45, 4.10, 4.25, 5.17, 5.4S, 6.33, 6.58, 7.20, 7.57, 8.55, 9, 



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9.55, p. m. Sundays, 5.37, fS.40, !"11.35 a. m, fl.05, $3.05, 5.40, fS.15, 

p.m. 
Swampscott, 6, 6.30, 7.14, 7.48, 7.51, 8.40, 8.58, 10.48 a. m. 12 m., 12.52, 

2.15, 3.45, 4.25, 5.17, 5.48, 6.33, 6.58, 7.20, 7.57, 9, 9.55, p. m. Sunday 8.40, 

11.35 a. m., 1.05, 3.05, 5.40, 8.15 p. m. 

Beverly, 6.53, 8.11, 8.40, 10.42, 11.20 a. m., 12.02, 1.05, 2.27, 2.47, 3.56, 
4.05, 5.12, 5.35, 5.57, 6.37, 7.05, 7.15, 7.45, 10.10, 11 p. m. Sunday, 8.45 
a. m. 

Beverly Farms, Manchester and Gloucester, 6.53, 8.40, 11.20 a. m., 
2.47, 4.05, 5,35, 7.05, 7.45, 10.10 p.m. 

Peabody, 6.15, 7, *7.25, 7.2S, 8.58, *9.05, 11.35 a. m., 12.47, *1.40, 3.36, 
*4.35, 4.43, 5.20, 6, 6.42 p. m. 

Essex, 8.11 a. m., 3.56, 6.37 p. m. 

Ipswich, 8.11, 9.35, 10.42 a. m., 1.05, 2.27, 3.58, 5.12, 6.37, 7.15 p. m. 
Sunday, 8.45 a. m., 7.30 p. m. 

Newburyport, 8.11. 9.35, 10, 10.42 a.m., 1.05, 2,02, 2.27, 3.56, 5.12, 6.37, 
7.15 p. m. Sunday, 8.45 a. m., 7.30 p. m. 

Amesbury, 8.11, 10.42 a. m., 1.05, 3.56, 5.12 p. m. 

Portsmouth, 8.11, 9.35, 10, 10.42 a. m., 1.05, 2.02, 3.56, 5.12, $7.15 p. m. 
Sunday, 8.45 a. m., 7.30 p. m. 

Dover, 8.11 a. m., 2.02, 5.12 p. m. 

Great Falls and Rochester, 8.11, 10 a. m., 2.02, 6.56 p. m. 

Wolfboro, 8.11, 10 a. m., 2.02, 3.56 p. m. 

North Conway, 8.11, 10 a. m„ 2.02 p. m. 

Portland, 8.11, 9.35 a. m., 1.05, $7.15 p. m. Sundays, 7.30 p. m. 

Augusta, 9.35 a. m., 1.05, $7.15 p. m . Sunday, 7.30 p. m. 

Bangor, 9.35 a. m., 1.05, $7.15 p. m. Sunday, 7.30 p. m. 

St. John and Halifax, 9.35 a. m., $7.15 p. m. Sunday, 7.30 p. m. 
t Via Point of Pines. * From Northern Station. 

$ Change at Newburyport. 



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AND FOR SALEM FROM 

St. John, 8 p. m. daily except Saturday. 

Bangor, 8 a. m., 1.30, 8.30 p. in. Sunday, 8 p. m. 

Augusta, 6, 10 a. m., 2.45, 10.50 p. m. Sunday, 10.55 p. m. 

Portland, 2, 9 a. m., 1, 6 p. m. Sunday, 2 a. m. 

North Conway, 7.20, 11 a. m., 3.30 p. m. 

Wolfboro, 8.15, 11.20 a. m., 4.05 p. in. 

Rochester, 7.22,-9.42 a. m., 1.05, 5.37 p. m. 

Great Falls, 7.38, 9.57 a. m., 1.18, 5.50 p. m. 

Dover, 7, 10.25 a. in., 4.30 p. m. 

Portsmouth, 4.05, 7.30, 7.35, 8.20, 10.50 a. m., 1.55, 2.55, 5, 6.40, 7.40 
p. m. Sunday, 4.05 a. m., 4 p. m. 

Amesbury, 6.40, 8.40, 11.15 a. m., 1.30, 3.05. 5.20 p. to. 

Newburyport, 4.45, 6.30,7, 8, 8.13,9.05, 11.35 a.m., 2.35, 3.30, 3.33, 
5.43, 7.20, 8.15 p. m. Sunday, 4,45 a. m., 4.45 p. m. 

Ipswich, 5.07, 6.48, 7.17, S.15, 8.31, 9.25, 11.59 a. m., 2.49, 3.55, 6.06, 
7.36 p. m. Sunday, 5.07 a. m., 5.06 p. m. 

Essex, 7, 11.45 a. m., 5.45 p. m. 

Rockport, 6.05, 7.20, 8.30, 10 a. m., 1.20, 5, 6.10, 9 p. m. Sunday, 
7.45 a. m. 

Gloucester, 6.15, 7.29, 8.39, 10.08 a. m., 1.30, 5.08, 6.20, 9.09 p.m. Sun- 
day, 7.55 a. m. 

Manchester, 6.30, 7.42, 8.51, 10.21 a. m., 1.45, 5.22, 6.32, 9.23 p. m. 
Sunday, 8.09 a. m. 

Beverly, 6.50, 7.05, 7.40, 8.05, 8.50, 9.11, 9.45, 10.40 a. m., 12.20, 12.45, 
2.05, 5.40, 6.16, 6.23, 6.50, 7.08, 7.50, 9.43, 11,10 p. m. Sunday, 8.30 a.m., 
5.30 p. m. 

Swampecott, 6.44, 8.50, 10.34, 11.26, 11.54 a. m., 12.36, 2.19, 3.28, 4.31, 



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6.20, 6.28, 6.56, 8.29, 10, 10.49, 11.49 p. m. Sunday, 8.36, 11.17 a. m., 
1.57, 5.51, 10.11 p. m. 

Lynn, 6.40, 7.59, 8.30, 8.46, 9.25, 9.51, 10.30, 11.10, 11.23, 11.51 a. m.. 
12.33, 12.55, i.52, 2.15, 3.25, 3.45, 3.55, 4.28, 5.03, 5.24, 5.45, 6.16, 6.25, 6.52, 
7.05, 7.35, 8.25, 9.55, 10.45, 11.45 p. m. Sunday, 8.32, 11.14 a. m., 1.53, 
5.47, 10.06 p. m. 

Boston, 6.10, 7.30, 8, 8.05, 9, 9.30, 10, 10.45, 10.55, 11.15 a.m., 12 m., 
12.30, 1.30, 1.40, 2.15, 3, 3.20, 3.30, 4, 4.40, 5, 5.15, 5.40, 6, 6.20, 6.40, 7.10. 
7.50, 9.20, 10.15, 11.15 p. m. Sunday, 8, 10.40 a. m„ 1.20, 5.10, 7, 9.30 
p. m. 

Marbleiiead Branch. 

Salem for Marblehead, 6.50, 7.55,8.40. 9.30 a.m., 1, 2.30, 4.20, 5.15 ; 
6.05. 7.20 p. m. For Salem, 6.30, 7.30, 8.15, 9.10, 10.15 a. m. } 2, 3.20, 
4.55, 5.40, 6.25 p. m. 

South Reading Branch. 

Trains leave Northern depot in Salem for Boston, 7.25, 9.05 a. m., 
1.40, 4.35 p. m. 

Boston for Salem (Haymarket Sq. Station), 7.40, 11.30 a.m., 3.10, 
5.15 p. m. 

. Lawrence Branch. 

Leave Salem for Lawrence, 7, 11.35 a. m., 4.43, 6 p. m. 

Salem for Lowell, 7 a. m., 6 p. m. Return at 7.10, 9.45 a. m., 12.15, 
5.15 p. m. 

Salem for Middletoa, 6.15, 7, 8.58, 11.35 a. m., 3 36, 4.43, 6 p. m. 

Salem for Danvers, 6.15, 7, 7.28, 8.58, 11.35 a. m., 12.47, 3.30, 4.43, 
5.20,6, 6.42 p.m. 

Lawrence for Salem, *7.40, *10.15 a. m.. fl, |5.50 p. m. 

Middleton for S.alem, 7, S.07, 10.10, 10.45 a. m., 1.35, 4.45, 6.27 p. m. 
* So. Lawrence. t No. Lawrence. 



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Danvers for Salem, 6.37. 7.15, 7.50, 8.21, 10.25, 11 a. m., 1.50, 3.30, 5, 
5.50, 6.39 p. m. 

Peabody for Salem, 6.44, 7.25, 8.02, 8.31, 8.35, 10.33, 11.07 a. in., 12.27, 
2.01, 3.37,4.02, 5.08, 5.58, 6.07, 6.46 p. m. 

The Boston fare is 35 cents, or five rides for $1.50. James T. Fur- 
ber is General Manager of the Boston and, Maine Road; D. J. Flan- 
lers General Passenger and Ticket Agent, and D. W. Sanborn, 
Snpt. of the Eastern Division. (See adv.) 

On the Salem and Lowell Railroad, trains leave Salem for 
Lowell (from Northern Station) at 7.10, 9.10, 10.55 a.m. and 4.40. p. m. 
Return at 7.35, 1.10, 4.55 a. m. and 6.00 p. m. The fare is 80 cents. 

Of the Lowell road C. S. Mellen is Gen. Supt. and Lucius 
Tuttle, Gen. Pass. Agent. (See adv.) 

The Boston and Maine road affords ample freight facilities to and 
from Boston, and to all points east and west over its own line to 
Portland or Boston, and thence over connecting roads to the Pacific 
coast on the one side, and the State of Maine and the Provinces on 
rhe other. 

The Lowell road does a large freight business, mostly in coal to 
the " Spindle City," and the Boston and Maine carries large coal 
trains to the Lawrence mills. 

Horse-car Lines. — The Naumkeag Street Railway maintains 
good horse-car accommodations between Salem and Peabody, Salem 
and Beverly, Salem and Marblehead; to North and South Salem, 
outlying sections, and to '"the Willows" during the summer season. 
Peabody and Beverly are each about two miles from the horse-car 
station, which is in the Price building, corner of Essex and 'Wash- 
ington streets. Marblehead is about live miles, the •' Willows" a 



TO SALEM. 57 



little over two miles, and the terminals in North and South Salem 
are each one mile from the station. 

It is a delightful ride hy horse-car to Lynn, via Peabody or Mar- 
blehead, connection being made with the Lynn and Boston Road. 
The official time table of the Naumkeag Street Railway is appended 
as in effect June, 1885 :— 

Cars leave the office for Peabody at 6.30 A. M. and every half hour 
until 12.30 P. M., then every 15 minutes until 10.15 P.M. 

Cars that leave the office on the even hour and half hour run 
through Lowell street to Endicott street. 

Leave Endicott street, Peabody, for Salem at 6.55 A. ME, and every 
half hour until 10.25 P. M. 

Leave Peabody Square for Salem at 7 A. M. and every half hour 
until 1 p. M., then every 15 minutes until 10.30 p. M., then 10.40 p. m. 

Leave the office for Beverly via Rantoul street at 6.20, 6.50, 7.20, 
8.20, 9.20, 10.20, 11.20 A.M. 12.20, 1.20, 1.50, 2.20, 2.50, 3.20,3.50,4.20,4.50 
5.20, 5.50, 6.20, 6.50, 7.20, 7.50, 8.20, 8.50, 9.20 P. M. 

Leave the office for Beverly via Cabot street at 7.50, 8.50, 9.50, 
10.50, 11.50 A. M. 12.50, 1.05, 1.35, 2.05, 2.35, 3.05, 3.35, 4.05, 4.35, 5.05, 
5.35, 6.05, 6.35, 7.05, 7.35, 8.05, 8.35, 9.05, 9.35, 9.50 P. M. 

Leave the junction of Cabot and Rantoul streets for Salem via 
Rantoul street at 8.25, 9.25, 10.25, 11.25 A. M. 12.25,1.25,1.40,2.10, 
2.40. 3.10, 3.40, 4.10, 4.40, 5.10, 5.40, 6.10, 6.40, 7.10, 7.40, 8.10, 8.40, 9.10, 
9.40, lO.lOf p. M. 

t Only to stable. 



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Leave the junction of Cabot and Rantoul streets via Cabot street 
for Salem at 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.55, 9.55, 10.55, 11.55 A. M. 12.55, 1.55, 
2.25. 2.55, 3.25, 3.55, 4.25, 4.55, 5.25, 5.55, 6.25, 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25, 8.55, 
9.25, 9.55f, 10.251, 10.40| P. M. 

•fOnly to stable. 

WILLOWS AND JUNIPER. 

Cars leave the office at 6.50, 7,35, 8.20, 9.05, 9.50, 10.35, 11.20 A. it'. 
12.05, 12.50, 1.05, 1.20,* 1.35, 1.50, 2.05,* 2.20, 2.35, 2.50,* 3.05, 3.20, 3.35* 
3.50, 4.05, 4.20,* 4.35, 4.50, 5.05,* 5.20, 5.35, 5.50,* 6.05, 6.20, 6.35,* 6.50,f 
7.05, 7.20,* 7.35,t 7.50, 8.05,* 8.20,t 8.35, S.50,* 9.05,t 9.20, 9.35,* 9.50,f 
10.05 P. M. 

For Salem at 6.30, 7.10, 7.55, 8.40, 9.25, 10.10, 10.55, 11.40 A. M. 12.25, 
1.10, 1.25, 1.40,* 1.55, 2.10, 2.25,* 2.40, 2.55, 3.10,*. 3.25,3.40, 3.55,* 4.10, 
4.25,4.40,* 4.55, 5.10, 5.25,* 5.40, 5.55, 6.10,* 6.25, 6.40, 6.55,* 7.10f, 7.25, 
7.40,* 7.55,f 8.10, 8.25,* 8.40,t 8.55, 9.10,* 9.25,19.40,9.55,* 10.10, j 10.25, 
P. M. 

* Not run on rainy days. 
t " " " Saturdays. 

MARBLEHEAD BRANCH. 

Cars leave the Office for Marblehead at 7.30*, 8.45, 10.15, 1.1.30 a.m. 
12 m. and every half-hour until 10 o'clock p.m. 

Leave Marblehead at 8.05, 9.35, 11 A.M., 12.15 and every half-hour 
until 9.45 P.M. 

Cars leave the City Hall for North and South Salem at 7 A.M. and 
♦Not run on Sundays. 



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every half-hour until 10 o'clock p.m. Leave junction of the Lynn 
and Marblehead road and North and Highland streets at 7.15 and 
every half-hour until 10.15 P.M. 

WILLOWS AND JUNIPER. 

Cars leave the Office at C.55, 7.40, 8.25, 9.10, 9.55, 10.40, 11.25 A.M., 
'12.10, 12.55, 1.10, 1.25*, 1.40, 1.55, 2.10*, 2.25, 2.40, 2.55*, 3.10, 3.25, 3.40*, 
3.55, 4.10, 4.25*, 4.40, 4.55, 5.10*, 5.25, 5.40, 5.55*, 6.10, 6.25, 6.40*, 6.55, 
7.10, 7.25*, 7.40, 7.55, 8.10*, 8.25, 8.40, 8.55*, 9.10, 9.25, 9.40*, 9.55, 10.10 
P. M. 

For Salem at 6.35, 7.15,8, 8.45, 9.30, 10.15, 11, 11.45 A.M., 12.30, 1.15, 
1.30, 1.45*, 2, 2.15, 2.30*, 2.45, 3, 3.15*, 3.30, 3.45, 4*, 4.15, 4.30, 4.45*, 5, 
5.15, 5.30*, 5.45, 6, 6.15*, 6.30, 6.45, 7*, 7.15, 7.30, 7.45*, 8, 8.15, 8.30*, 8.45, 
9, 9.15*, 9.30, 9.45, 10*, 10.15, 10.30 P. M. 
*Not run on rainy days. 

SUNDAY TIME. 

Cars leave the Office at 9.05, 9.45, 10.25, 11.05, 11.45 A. M., 12.25, 
12.45*, 1.05, 1.25*, 1.45, 2.05*, 2.25, 2.45*, 3.05, 3.25*, 3.45, 4.05*. 4.25, 
4.45*, 5.05, 5.25*, 5.45, 6.05*, 6.25, 6.45*, 7.05, 7.25*, 7.45, 8.05*, 8.25, 8.45*, 
9.05, 9.25*, P.M. 

For Salwn at 9.25, 10.05, 10.45, 11.25 A.M., 12.05, 12.45, 1.05*, 1.25, 1.45*, 
2.05, 2.25*, 2.45, 3.05*, 3.25, 3.45*, 4.05, 4.25*, 4.45, 5.05*, 5.25, 5.45*. 6.05, 
6.25*, 6.45, 7.05*, 7.25, 7.45*, 8.05, 8.25*, 8.45, 9.05*, 9.25, 9.45*, P.M. 
* Not run on rainy days. 

ON THE SALEM AND DANVEKS ROAD, 

Cars leave City Hall, Salem, for Danvers at 7.45*, 8.45, 9.45, 10.45*, 
11.45A.M., 12.45,1.45, 2.15*, 2.45, 3.15*, 3.45, 4.15*, 4.45, 5.15*, 5.45, 
6.15*, 6.45, 7.15*, 7.45, 8.15*, 8.45, 9.15*, 9.45, 10.15*, P.M. 

Trips marked with a * run to Putnamville. 



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Leave Dan vers Centre for Salem at 0.45, 7.45, 8.45, 9.45, 10.45, 11.45, 
A. M., 12.45, 1.45. 2.45, 3.45, 4.45, 5.45, 6.45, 7.45, S.45 P. M. 

Leave Putuamville for Salem at 6.45, 7.45, 8.45.11.45 A. M., 1.15,2.15, 
3.15, 4.15, 5.15, 6.15, 7.15, 8.15, 9.15 P.M. 

SUNDAY TIME. 

Sunday time same as above with these exceptions :— The first car 
leaves Danvers Centre at 7.40 a.m. The first car leaves Salem at 
8.45 A. M. 

Horse Railroad fares are as follows : To Peabody or Beverly, or 
intermediate points on main line, cash fare 6 cents; five tickets 25 
cents ; twenty tickets $1.00 ; to North or South Salem cash fare 5 cents ; 
six tickets 25 cents; twenty-five tickets $1.00; to the Willows from 
any point, cash fare 10 cents; twelve tickets $1.00; to Lynn from the 
office 15 cents ; from Beverly 16 cents; from the Willows 17 cents; 
to Marblehead cash fare 7 cents or four tickets for 25 cents; to 
Danvers 10 cents or three tickets for 25 cents. 

North Shore Line.— Time table (weather permitting). 

FOUR DAILY EXCURSIONS. 

Leaving the Willows, Salem, at 9.11 A. M., 2.30, 4 P. M. 
From Beverly, 8, 10.30 A. M., 1.30, 7 P. M. 
For Beverly, 10.15, A.M., 12.15, 5.30, 9.15 P. M. 
Excursion tickets from the Willows, 25 cents. 

SUNDAYS. 

Leaving the Willows, Salem, at 9.30, 11 A. M., 2, 3.15, 4.30 p. M. 
From Beverly, 8, 10.30 A. M., 1.30, 7.30 P. M. 
For Beverly, 10.15, a.m., 12.15 6.30, 9.15 p. M. 
Package tickets from Beverly, 25 cents. 



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The steamer leaves Preston's wharf, foot of Cabot street, Beverly, 
for the Willows (touching at Crowell's wharf). 

The harbor trips afford a fine view of the North shore, and give a 
pleasant sail of one hour among the islands of the harbor. Colcord 
Upton, Agt. 

Express Lines.— Moulton's, Mcrritt & Co's, Savory & Co's, Lake- 
man's, and several smaller expresses, make from two to fonr trips 
daily, to and from Boston. 

The Hotels.— The Essex House, 170 Essex street, between Cen- 
tral and St. Peter streets, is the largest hotel in the city and accom- 
modates about 120 guests. Transient rates are $2.25 per day. A 
good dinner can be obtained here for fifty cents. W. W. Davis is 
the proprietor. 

The Central House, 167 to 181 Washington street, has accommoda- 
tions for about 60 guests; transient rates are $1 per day. Mrs. M. 
Collins is the proprietress. 

The Lafayette House, No. 110 Lafayette street, is a suburban ho- 
tel, especially noted for its fish and game dinners, and the Juniper 
House, Juniper Point, Salem Neck, is also a pleasure resort. The 
Lafayette House was the "South Fields" residence of E. Hersey 
Derby, Esq., in the early part of the century. 

Other hotels in the city are the Haseltine House and the Warren 
House, Derby Sq. 

The Ocean View (summer) is at Juniper Point, and accommodates 
150 guests. 

The Central and Atlantic Houses (summer) at Juniper Point, ac- 
commodate about 50 guests each. 

Hotel Smith at 78 Washington street, and the Higbee House at 150 



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Washington street, are chiefly boarding houses. "Doyle's," corner 
of Summer and Creek streets, Mrs. Meacom's 301 Essex St., Mrs. 
Marshall's 22 Federal St., and Mrs. Carlton's 78 Bridge St., are well- 
known boarding houses. 

Restaurants.— The Holly Tree Dining Rooms, 9 Central street; 
the, Washington Lunch Room under the Post Office; the Phoenix oys- 
ter and dining rooms, Phoenix Building, foot of Central street; the 
Essex Dining Rooms at 198 Essex street; F. C. Brown's dining 
rooms, 75 Washington St.; Simon's ice cream saloon, No. 140 Essex 
street; Kiskalt's icecream rooms, No. 271 Essex street; and New- 
comb's oyster house, Market Square, are among the best in the city. 

Newspapers. — There are seven newspapers published in Salem — 
two semi-weeklies, three weeklies and two dailies. The Salem Gaz- 
zette, published at an office in Hale's Building, corner of Essex 
street and Higginson square, each Tuesday and Friday morning, 
was started in 1768 as the Essex Gazette. Foote & Horton are the 
proprietors. 

The Salem Register, published at an office corner of Essex and 
Central street, each Monday and Thursday morning, was established 
in 1800. Palfray & Walton are the proprietors. 

The Salem Observer, published each Saturday morning, at the 
corner of Essex and Washington streets, was started in 1823. Geo. 
W. Pease & Co. are the proprietors. 

The Essex County Mercury, a weekly edition of the Gazette, is 
published on Wednesdays. It was started in 1831. Foote & Horton 
are the proprietors. 

The Evening Telegram, established in 1885, is published daily by 
the Telegram Publishing Co., at the corner of Washington and Front 
streets. 



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The Salem Evening News, established in 18S0, is published daily 
at 224 Essex street. Robin Damon is the proprietor. 

The American Apiculturist, a monthly devoted to scientific and 
practical beekeeping, S. M. Locke & Co., editors and proprietors, is 
also published here. 

" The Fraternity."— Visitors will be interested in calling at the 
Fraternity rooms, Downing Block, Essex street, which are open 
every evening. These rooms are maintained free to the young peo- 
ple who may be in the city without friends or home influences. The 
rooms are supplied with books and newspapers in abundance, and 
there is also a free circulating library of about five thousand vol- 
umes. Music and games add to the attractions of the rooms. Free 
instruction is given by competent teachers to those who desire to 
study. The rooms are frequented by a large number, and great 
good has resulted from their establishment. The Fraternity was 
organized in 1869. Dr. Henry Wheatland is President, and William 
Northey, Treasurer. 

"ST. M. C. A.— The rooms of the Salem Young Men's Christian 
Association are at 14 Central St., and comprise reading rooms and 
library. Papers, periodicals and books are provided. The rooms 
are open to the public day and evening (Sundays excepted). Reli- 
gious meetings are held as follows : Sunday, 6 p. M. ; Thursday, 
evening, Bible class; Tuesday evening, meeting for boys. The ofii- 
cers of the Association are as follows: President, John C. Osgood; 
Treasurer, Chas. H. Hayward. 

" House of the Seven Gables."— Inquiries are frequently 
made for the "House of the Seven Gables," a general belief existing 
that Hawthorne had some particular house in mind when he wrote 



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the fascinating tale with that title. It would he very pleasant to 
direct admirers of the great writer to such a house, hut as a matter 
of fact none exists or ever has existed. This has heen definitely 
settled by the positive statement of Hawthorne himself. 

Yet a house on Turner street is quite often referred to as the 
"House of tiie Seven Gables." It was for many years in the Inger- 
soll family, and Hawthorne was a frequent visitor there. It is also 
claimed that the sketch "The Grandfather's Chair," had its origin 
in this house. Turner street is one of the oldest in the city, and the 
stranger will not find that his time has been wasted if he takes a 
stroll to the old house. It was built in 1662. It is the last house on 
the right-hand side going from Derby street. 

Flower and Fruit Culture.— Admission may be had to the 
greenhouses of H. W. Putnam at No. 6 Crombie and No. 51 Mason 
streets, McGee & Geary, No. 12 Cherry street, W. S. Ward, No. 36 
Bridge street, J. H. Punchard, U Warren street, audFred. Lamson, 
No. I5 Northey street, and those at Harmony Grove Cemetery. There 
are many gardens well worthy of the attention of the visitor special- 
ly interested in flower and fruit culture, and several attractive 
market gardens and farms in the immediate neighborhood, but they 
cannot well be noted here. Inquiry will lead the visitor in the right 
direction. Nicely laid-out grounds may be seen at the "Willows," 
at Harmony Grove Cemetery, in front of the residence of Mrs. W. 
F. Gardner, No. 74 Lafayette street, and in front of the City Orphan 
Asylum, No. 89 Lafayette street. 

Views of the City.— The best general view of the city is to be 
had from Mack's Hill, off Mason street, North Salem. Excellent 
views are also to be obtained from the high land of the "turnpike" 
(Highland avenue), from Castle Hill, near Ocean avenue, and from 



TO SALEM. 65 



the cupola of the Asiatic building. A magnificent view, including 
the city, the islands, and the Beverly and Marblehead shores, may 
be obtained from the tower of the pavilion at the ''Willows." 

Geological.— A large rock on the northern side of Bridge street, 
near Beverly Bridge, is worthy the attention of those interested in 
the study of geology. The rock is quite near the Salem end of the 
bridge, just below the street level, and extends down to the shore. 
Prof. Hitchcock of Amherst College, in his work devoted to the 
geology of Massachusetts, speaks of it as by far the most remark- 
able case of dikes and veins that he had found. He says, "I cannot 
see why we have not evidence here of the extraordinary fact— un- 
ique so far as I know— of eleven successive eruptions of granite and 
trap rock." The locality may be reached by horse-cars running to 
Beverly. 

Yacht and Boat Clubs.— The Salem Bay Yacht Club has a fine 
house at Juniper Point, where members of other clubs are made 
welcome. This club was organized in 1879, and its list includes 
many of the finest yachts in the bay. There are also in the city the 
following boat clubs : Enterprise, organized 1S77; Forest River, or- 
ganized 1879; Lafayette, organized 1882; North End, organized 1879; 
Salem, organized 1878. 

Military.— The following comprise the military organizations of 
the city: Salem Light Infantry, Co. L, 8th Reg't Inf'y, M. V, M. 
Organized 1805; Armory No. 12 Washington square, Franklin build- 
ing. Nicholas F. Barber, Captain. 

Salem Mechanic Light Infantry, Co. K, 8th RegH, M. V. M. Or- 
ganized Feb. 2, 1807. Armory in Flint's building, 193 Washington 
street. John B. Colgan, Captain. 



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Second Corps Cadets. Organized 17S5. Armory, Franklin build- 
ing, No. 10 Washington square. J. Frank Dalton, Lieut. Col. 

Grand Army of the Republic, Phil. Sheridan, Post 34. Organized 
Dec. 10, 1S67; meetings are held at the Hall, St. Peter street, every 
Tuesday evening. Samuel Worcester, Commander. 

Salem Light Infantry Veteran Association. Organized Oct. 4, 18G2. 
Meetings held at such time and place as the commander elects. S. 
Endicott Peabody, Major Commanding. 

Veteran Cadet Association.— Organized Oct. 11, 1866. Meetings 
held at Cadet Hall, Franklin building. Lieut. Col. Joseph A. Dalton. 

Masons, Odd Fellows, etc.— Appended is a list of the principal 
secret societies of the city with the place and time of meeting : 

MASONIC. 

Winslow Lewis Commandery, K. T., Masonic Hall, 175 Essex 
street, 3d Thursday in each month. 

Salem Council, Royal and Select Masters, Masonic Hall, 2nd Mon- 
day in each month. 

Washington Royal Arch Chap., Masonic Hall, 4th Thursday in each 
month. 

Sutton Lodge of Perfection, Masonic Hall, second Wednesday in 
February, April, October and December. 

Essex Lodge F. and A. M., Masonic Hall, 1st Tues.in each month. 

Starr King Lodge F. and A. M., Masonic Hall, 1st Monday in each 
month. 

ODD FELLOWS. 

Naumkeag Encampment, Odd Fellows Hall, Asiatic buildiug, 2nd 
and 4th Thurs. in each month. 



TO SALEM 67 

Salem Encampment, Odd Fellows Hall, Kinsman Block, 1st and 
3rd Thnrs. in each month. 

Essex Lodge, Odd Fellows Hall, Asiatic building, every Monday. 

Fraternity Lodge, Fraternity Hall, Kinsman's Block, every Wed- 
nesday. 

Union Lodge Daughters of Rebecca, Asiatic building, 1st and 3rd 
Thurs. each month. 

Irish National Land League, Phoenix Hall, every Tuesday. 

Knights of Honor, Cate's Block, 1st and 3rd Tnes. of each month. 

Knights of Pythias, Cates Block, every Wednesday. 

Knights of St. Patrick, 2nd Wed. of each month. 

John Endecott Colony Pilgrim Fathers, Cate's Block, 2nd and 4th 
Tuesday each month. 

Salem Council Royal Arcanum, Cate's Block, 2nd and 4th Monday 
each month. 

Hawthorne Council, Royal Arcanum, 125 Washington street, 2nd 
and 4th Tuesday each month. 

Father Matthew's T. A. Soc, Phoenix Hall every Thursday. 

Golden Dawn Div. S. T., Creamer Hall, every Monday. 

Henfield Div. S. T., Creamer Hall, every Friday. 

Minnehaha Lodge, I. O. G. T., Cate's Hall, every Friday. 

Young Men's Catholic Tern. Soc, Temperance Hall, Warren street, 
every Monday. 

Women's Christian Temp. Union, Town Hall, Sunday and Monday, 

O. U. A. M., Asiatic building, every Monday. 

Miscellaneous.— The Essex House was built by William Gray, 
a prominent merchant, in 1800, for a residence. It was called the 
Essex Coffee House in 1314, and still goes by that name among some 
of the old residents. When Lafayette came to Salem in 1824, the 



68 POCKET GUIDE 



house was called the Lafayette Coffee House, in his honor, but only 
for a time. 

The Stearns Building, on the northeast corner of Essex and Wash- 
ington streets, was erected about 1791. The corner bookstore has 
been here since 1S27— from 1827 to 1851 conducted by William and 
Stephen B. Ives ; from 1851 to 1861 by Henry P. Ives and A. A. Smith ; 
since 1861 by Henry P. Ives, the publisher of this guide. 

Over the main doorway of the building numbered six on Central 
street, may be seen a large wooden eagle that decorated the same 
entrance when the building was used as the Custom House. This 
was in 1805. The building is now largely occupied by J. J. Perkins, 
who deals in antiquities of various sorts— old furniture, bric-a-brac, 
etc. His collection is worthy of examination. 

The County Jail is on St. Peter street,, the jail grounds extending 
to the corner of Bridge street. The jail is a solid structure of gran- 
ite, built in 1813, and rebuilt in 1884-5. It is now one of the finest 
jails in Massachusetts. Visitors can gain admittance from 9 to 11 
a. M., 2 to 4 p. M., except on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 

The office of the American Association for the Advancement of 
Science is in the building on Central street, occupied by the First 
National and Mercantile National Banks. The society has a valu- 
able scientific library. Prof. F. W. Putnam of Cambridge is the 
Permanent Secretary, and Miss C. A. Watson, Librarian. 

Drives to Points of Interest.— Clifton House — & very pleas- 
ant drive of about three miles is to the Clifton House, a popular 
family boarding house on the Marblehead shore, just below Swamp- 
scott. Near by is "Gun Rock," a large, deep chasm in the rocks, 
into which the sea dashes at certain stages of the tide, making a loud 
reverberation. During heavy easterly storms, this may be heard 



< 



TO SALEM. 



three or four miles. From the rocks here there is good perch 
fishing. 

Swampscott Beaches.— From Salem to the several beaches at 
Swampscott is about four miles, and this is a favorite drive. The 
road is a pleasant one, and passes all the beaches and summer hotels 
and boarding-houses. During "the season," the roads through the 
town are lively with the passing of gay equipages, in the early hours 
of the evening, and the hotel and boarding house piazzas are full of 
guests in evening dress, enjoying the cooling ocean breezes. If de- 
sired, the drive maybe extended a mile farther through Ocean street, 
Lynn— a beautiful avenue, lined with elegant private houses, sur- 
rounded by gardens laid out in the nicest designs. 

Nahant.— The drive to Nahaut is about six miles. Passing through 
Swampscott and Lynn, the enjoyment of the two drives last men- 
tioned, are added to those of a drive the length of Long Beach, a 
narrow strip of land connecting the peninsula of Nahant with the 
main land. At Nahant there are many summer cottages owned by 
people of wealth, and all along the road there is much passing of 
fine turnouts. 

Marblehead Neck.— This is a favorite diive of about four miles. 
Leaving the city, as by each of the three drives last mentioned, by 
Lafayette street, a beautiful avenue lined with elm trees, the road 
turn 3 to the southeast and leads toward the old town of Marble - 
head. Just before entering the town, Ocean street, a road running 
due south, is taken, until the Neck road is reached, and if this is 
followed in its various windings, it will lead around the peninsula 
passing across a narrow neck of land opposite the town, then along 
the shore of the peninsula, known as Marblehead Neck, and back to 
the starting point. The shores of the neck are rocky and abrupt, 



70 POCKET GUIDE 



and the waves during or after an easterly storm dash in -with great 
fury, throwing the spray high in the air. Such a time is a very 
favorable one to visit the locality. A large number of houselots 
have been laid out on the Neck, and many very fine summer resi- 
dences have been built. There are also here, three good summer 
hotels.— the "Nanepashemet," the "Atlantic," and the "Samoset." 
The club-house of the Eastern Yacht Club is located on the north 
side of the Neck, and is a very pretty structure. 

Marblehead.— The drive to the quaint old town of Marblehead is 
is about three and a half miles, and is a very enjoyable one to a per- 
son who appreciates the picturesque. Many of the streets are 
crooked beyond imagination; the houses are as striking in appear- 
ance as the streets. It is an old provincial town, entirely unlike 
any other place in this vicinity. Hours may be spent in driving 
through its streets, and conversing with its people, who are very 
proud of their town, and always ready to show the stranger its odd 
features and points of historical interest. 

Beverly Shore. — A drive of about four miles along the Beverly 
shore is ono of the finest in the neighborhood. Leaving the city 
through Bridge street, and crossing Essex Bridge, the road leads 
through a part of the town of Beverly, known as "the Cove," thence 
along the shore, over smooth and hard roads, through the section 
designated "the Farm.s." Many elegant residences surrounded by 
nicely laid-out grounds are on both sides of the way, and through 
many of them driving is allowed. On summer afternoons and even- 
ings there is a great deal of pleasure driving all through this por« 
tion of Beverly. 

Manchester.— A contir. nation of the Beverly Farms drive takes one 
into the town of Manchester, one of the finest seaside spots on the 



TO SALEM. 71 



Atlantic coast. The "Singing Beach" i9 a point of interest. The 
Masconomo House is the largest hotel, and is beautifully situated. 
It has an observatory from which an unexcelled view may be had. 
There are many pretty villas and cottages at Manchester, which add 
to the attractiveness of the scenery. 

Peabody. — A drive to Peabody, the birthplace of George Peabody, 
the London banker, is about two miles, and embraces many points 
of interest. The town was originally a part of Danvcrs, and was in- 
corporated as the town of Danvers in 1855. The name was changed 
to Peabody in honor of the philanthropist in 1888. The Peabody 
Institute founded on a bequest of §200,000 from George Peabody 
should be visited. Here is deposited a portrait of Queen Vic- 
toria painted on a sheet of gold, the colors being burned in. The 
picture was a gift from the Queen to Mr. Peabody. In the audience 
room on the second floor is a full length portrait of the founder of the 
Institute. The Sutton Reference Library is in the same building, and 
is worthy of a visit. It was given in 18G9 by Mrs. Eliza Sutton as a 
memorial of her son Eben Dale Sutton. 

Ou Main street, at the intersection of Washington street, is a gran- 
ite monument erected in memory of the men from this town (then 
Danvers) who fell in the battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 
1775. 

Danvers.— The drive to Danvers takes one into nn historic locality. 
A part of wiiat is now Danvers was once included in Salem Village, 
The town was set off in 1757. A t Danversport is "Old Orchard Farm," 
where Gov. Endicott at one time resided. Here may be seen the 
"Endicott pear tree," claimed to be the oldest cultivated fruit tree in 
New England. From its branches the first governor of tbe Massa- 
chusetts Bay Colony picked fiuiit, and it bears yet pears large in size 



72 POCKET GUIDE 



but of poor flavor. In this town are the birthplace of General Israel 
Putnam, and the historic Collins house where Gen. Gage established 
his headquarters in ante-Revolutionary days, when he was appointed 
by the King, governor of the colony. At "the Centre " is the site of 
the Salem Village parsonage, where the witchcraft delusion had its 
birth. Near "West Danvers Junction" is the cellar of Giles Corey's 
house. A State asylum for the insane on Hathorne Hill is worth 
visiting. The site is a very commanding one, and the buildings are 
extensive and of the most approved construction. The cost of the 
asylum and grounds has been about $1,500,000. 

Wenham Lake.— The City Water Works grounds at Wenham Lake 
are about six miles from the city, and the locality is a pleasant one 
to drive to. The carriage road from Colon street, Beverly, to the 
reservoir, is open for driving on afternoons and on Sundays. The 
reservoir is on Chipman's Hill, North Beverly, and from its borders 
an extended view of the surrounding country can be obtained. The 
reservoir has a capacity of 20,000,000 gallons. The pumping station 
is about a mile from the reservoir, on the borders of the lake, 
which is a beautiful sheet of water, with an area of 320 acres. The 
interior of the engine and pump house is worthy of inspection. 

Other Drives.— " Floating Bridge," on the old Boston turnpike, 
about five miles from the city, is a place worth visiting. It is a 
plank bridge about 450 feet long, and it floats on the top of the water 
as its name indicates. The water crossed i3 a pond with swampy 
borders. 

There are many other pleasant drives within a radius of fifteen 
miles from Salem. Some of them are enumerated : Asbury Grove 
camp meeting grounds, Hamilton, S miles; Chebacco Lakes, Ham- 
ilton and Essex, 9 miles; Magnolia (Cape Ann) 14 miles; Essex 



TO SALEM. 73 

(town) 12 miles; Ipswich, 12 miles ; Wakefield, 10 miles; Lynnfield, 
8 miles. 

Salem Harbor.— The harbor of Salem is one of the most pictur- 
esque on the coast, and there are many points of interest within a 
day's sail. 

It is a delightful sail up the river to Danversport, or in an oppo- 
site direction around the arm of the harbor that makes up to Forest 
River. A half day may be pleasantly spent in skirting the shore on 
either the northern or southern side of the Bay — the northern shore 
running off to Gloucester, and the southern around the rocky head- 
lands of Marblehead. A few hours will give ample time to sail 
among the islands of which Baker's, Lowell and Misery are the 
largest. On the former there are two lighthouses, and on Lowell 
Island is the Island House, previously mentioned. There are sev- 
eral smaller islands and ledges to add diversity to the scenery. 

A short distance off shore there are several good fishing grounds, 
where }>erch, locally called " cunners," may be caught in abun- 
dance. Further out, on the sunken ledges, small cod may be taken, 
and a few miles in the Bay mackerel schooners are frequently seen 
in the season for catching that fish. The harbor is sometimes 
thickly specked with " lobster buoys," indicating the places where 
the traps are sunk. 

Sail boats can readily be engaged with a competent skipper for 
excursion parties, and boats for rowing can always be secured at a 
small rate per hour. Excursion steamers afford opportunities for 
enjoying brief sails at a very moderate expense. These boats start 
from " the Willows " wharf. 



74 rOCKET GUIDE TO SAEESI. 

To those who wish to become more familiar with Salem and its 
vicinity, and the history of this section, the following hooks are sug- 
gested : 

" Annals of Salem," 2 vols, by the Rev. J. B. Felt. Two editions 
—1827 and 1845. [Very scarce.] 

"Salem Witchcraft," 2 vols, by the Hon. Charles W. Upham. 
Published in 1867. [Very scarce.] 

"Old Naumkeag," an historical sketch of the city of Salem and the 
towns of Marblehead, Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Wenham, Man- 
chester, Topsfield and Middieton. By Charles II. Webber and Win- 
field S. Nevins. Published in 1877 by A. A. Smith & Co.. Salem; 
Lee & Shepard, Boston. Price, $2.00. 

" An Historical Sketch of Salem, 1626-1879," by Charles S. Osgood 
and Henry M. Batchelder. Published by the Essex Institute, Salem. 
1879. Price, $5.00. Paper edition (not illustrated), $1.00. 

" The North Shore of Massachusetts Bay," a guide and history of 
Marblehead, Salem Neck and Juniper Point, Beverly and Cap'e Ann." 
By Benjamin D. Hill and Winfield S. Nevins. Published at Salem, 
1879— new edition 1885. Price, 25 cents. 

"History and Traditions of Marblehead," by Samuel Roads, Jr. 
Published by Houghton, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1880. Price, $3.50. 

"The Naumkeag District Directory," compiled and published by 
Henry M. Meek, contains valuable historical and statistical infor- 
mation in regard to Salem. Salem, 188-1-5. Price, $2.00. 



The " Historical Collections " of the Essex Institute, published 
quarterly at $3.00 per annum, contain many valuable articles, relat- 
ing to local history, genealogies, copies of records, etc. 



iustidieix:. 



Advertisements, 79. 

Am. Assoc. Adv. of Sci., C8. 

Athenseuru, 19, 20. 

Banks, 44. 

Beverly shore, drive to, 70. 

Birthplace of Hawthorne. 10. 

Birthplace of Timothy Pickering, 9. 

BoatClnb,65. 

Boston & Maine Railroad Station, 38. 

Bradstreet House ,20. 

Business Locations, 12. 

Cemeteries, 51. 

Charitable Society Buildings, 44. 

Churches, 40. 

City Buildings, 34. 

City Government, 16. 

City Hall, 15. 

City Officials, 17. 

Commercial Record, 3. 

Common, 48. 

Conant's House, 16. 

Court Houses, 18. 

Custom House, 18. 

Dan vers, drive to, 71. 
District Court, 3S. 
Drives, 72. 



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76 INDEX. 

East India Marine Society, 22. 
Eastern Railroad, 4. 
Electric Light, 45. 
Endicott House, 14. 
Essex Institute, 19. 
Expresses, 61. 

Fire Department, 34. 

First armed resistance to Eugland, 3. 

First Church, 5. 

First Provincial Congress, 3. 

First Settlement, 1. 

Flower and Fruit Culture, 64. 

Forts, 49. 

Franklin Building, 43. 

Fraternity, 63. 

Geological, 65. 

Halls, 39. 

Harhor, 73. 

Harbor Excursions, 73. 

Harmony Grove, 51. 

Historical Books, 74. 

Horse Railroad, 56. 

Hotels, 61. 

House of Seven Gables, 63. 

Incorporation of City, 4. 
Insurance Companies, 44. 

Jail, 68. 

Juniper Point, 49. 



INDEX. 77 

Leslie's Retreat, 9. 

Mails, 36. 

Manchester, drive to, 70. 
Manufacturing, 13. 
Marblehead, drive to, 69. 
Marblehead Neck, drive to, 69. 
Masons, 66. 
Military, 65. 
Miscellaneous, 67. 

Nahant, drive to, 69. 
Newspapers, 62. 
Normal School, 35. 
North Bridge, 9. 
Noted Houses, 10. 
Noted Localities, 14. 
Odd Fellows, 66. 
Old Custom House, 68. 
Old Houses, 10. 
Old Ladies' Home, 43. 
Old Men's Home, 43. 
Old Streets, 13. 

Peabody Academy of Science, 22. 
Peabody, drive to, 71. 
Plummer Farm School, 43. 
Plummer Hall, 19. 
Police Department, 35. 
Post Office, 35. 
Public Halls, 39. 



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Railroad Communication, 51. 
Railroads (Historical), 11. 
Restaurants, 62. 
Roger Williams House, 7. 

Salem Hospital, 42. 
Salem in War, 3. 
Salem Neck, 19. 
Societies, 66. 
Society Buildings, 11. 
Statistical, 5. 
Stearns Building, 68. 
Swampscott beaches, drive to, 69. 



Teachers' Library, 16. 
Telephone, 45. 
Town Hall, 17. 
Towns set off, 2. 

Views of the city, 04. 

Washington Square, 48. 

Water Works, 4. 

Wenham Lake, drive to, 72. 

« Willows," 46. 

Witchcraft delusion, 2. 

Witch Hill, 8. 

" Witch House," 9. 

Yacht Clubs, 65. 
Y. M. C. A., 63. 



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VISITORS 

can reach all points of Historic Interest 



IN AND ABOUT 



SALEM 



TAKING- THE CARS 



OF THE 



Naumkeag St. Railway. 



THE WILLOWS. 



SALEM NECK, 



One of the most attractive summer resorts on 



the New England Coast. 



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Specially desirable for Picnics and 
Private Parties. 



r 

Steamer "Three Brothers" makes several trips 
daily between the Willows and Lowell Island, and 
occasional excursions among the islands in the har- 
bor. 



THE WILLOWS 



SALEM NECK, 



THE PAVILION, fl first-class restaurant, in charge 
of Mr. Nelson P. Wentworth. 

SKATING RINK. One of the largest and best in 
the State ; under charge of H. N. McCully. 

WILLOW PARK. Fountain, Flowers, Flying 
Horses, etc., 

IPish JDiixnei^s, ClcLirhbcLpces, 



MUSIC. 



J~olxTL TV. A.ye,T>s, 

CABINET MAKER ' 



- AND - 



UPHOLSTERER, 



Eastlack, Chippendale and Colonial 

furniture reproduced to order 

from authentic models. 



FACTORY: 

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Buff urn, Poor & Co., 

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23 Brown Street. 



Elegantly equipped carriages, with careful and exper- 
ienced drivers, can be had for a drive 
about the city. 



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FALL RIVER LINE 

For New York, South and West. 

The renowned steamers PILGRIM and BRISTOL are 
now in commission for the summer. 

These magnificent vessels were never in better condi- 
tion to accommodate their patrons thau they are this 
season. 

MUSIC on board every evening during season of 
pleasure travel by the celebrated Bands and Orchestras 
which are a special feature of this line. 

SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Boston from OLD 
COLONY STATION, Boston, at G p. M. week day, 7 p. m. 
Sundays, connecting with steamer at Fall River in 80 min- 
utes. 

"Annex" steamer connection for Brooklyn and Jersey 
City. 

Tickets, staterooms and berths secured at No. 3 Old 
State House, corner of Washington and State streets and 
the Old Colony Station, Boston, or of L. W. Marden, Ticket 
agent B. & M. R. R., Salem. 

Send for list of EALL RIVER LINE Tours and Excur- 
sions and "Tip End of Yankee Land." 

J. R. KENDRICK, L. H. PALMER, 

Gcn'l Manager. Agent. 3 Old State House. 



Boston & Lowell Railroad. 

THE DIRECT AND DESIRABLE ROUTE 

BETWEEN 

SALEM 

AND 

Lowell, Lawrence, Weirs, Centre Harbor, Ply- 
mouth, The Summit of Mt. Washington, 

and all parts of 

THE WHITE & FRANCONIA MOUNTAINS, 

AND THE STATES OF 

JVezv Hampshire and Vermont. 



MONTREAL, QUEBEC AND ALL CANADIAN POINTS. 

PULLMAN BUFFET PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS arc ran 
between Boston and Montreal, and during the summer, PAR- 
LOR CARS between Boston and the White Mountains. 

Salem tieket office 85 Washington Street, 
CHAS. ODELL, Agt. 

LUCIUS TUTTTiE, 

C S. MELLEN, General Passenger Agent 

General Superintendent. 



Boston & Maine Railroad 



FOR THE 



White Mountains, Mt. Desert, 

Lakes Winnepesaukeo, Moosehead & Rangeley 



OLD ORCHARD, HAMPTON & RYE BEACHES, 

Cape Ann and Isles of Shoals. 



Portland, Bangor, St. John, Halifax and 

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Supt. West'n Div. Snpt. East'n Div. 



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Telephone Connection. 




New Mail Order Department. 

It is fitting that Salem should 
remain first in culture and taste in 

Ladies' dress and apparel, 

for Salem merchants were the first 
Importers of fine goods. 

We have established a Mail 
Order Department for the whole 
country at the suggestion of the non-resident patrons 
of our Dry Goods business. 

Our great business is done at small expense, and 
our policy is to sell the best qualities at the smallest 
possible profit. We import novelties and select the 
choicest American Fabrics, many of which we control 
for this section. 

Custom Tailor-made Dresses and Garments a spe- 
cialty. 

Information freely given. Samples and Mdse. sent 
post-paid to any address. We refund the money for 
articles not satisfactory as represented, if they have not 
been worn. 

ALMY, BIGELOW & WASHBURN, 

Salem, Massachusetts. 



